WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 27, 2019
Little has changed during the past week, with brown marmorated stink bug and apple maggot being pests of concern. …
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Late Blight on Tomato Confirmed in Haywood County, NC (Aug 26, 2019)
Late blight on tomato was confirmed in Haywood County on August 26, 2019, and confirmed by microscopic observation of …
Instructions for Submitting Hemp Samples to the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
Due to the high volume of incoming hemp samples, the NC State University PDIC is issuing these guidelines in …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 20, 2019
This week’s insects of concern are brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and apple maggot. Codling moth and OFM populations …
Grape Pest Survey - 2nd Week of August
Our first vinifera location, in Rowan Co., began harvest this past week, and as the fruit were gone, we …
Exserohilum Leaf Spot Causing Problems in NC Hemp
Hemp Leaf Spot Problems North Carolina industrial hemp producers are combatting a leaf spot issue that is caused by Exserohilum …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 13, 2019
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) continues to be the insect that poses the greatest threat to damage of apples. …
Grape Pest Survey- 1st Week of August
At our monitoring sites, grapes are ripe, and the first harvest at the Johnston Co. location started this week. …
Root Diseases Prevalent in Industrial Hemp
Root, Crown, and Stem Rot Root, crown, and stem rots are being observed in industrial hemp stands across North Carolina. …
The Business of Hemp
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Small Business Center along with N.C. Cooperative Extension will host a free business …
Register Now for NC State Industrial Hemp Field Day
NC State Industrial Hemp Field Day August 27, 2019 Piedmont Research Station 8350 Sherrills Ford Rd. Salisbury, NC 28147 Morning Tour: 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. …
Another NCSU Hemp Field Day Coming Up!
We had an amazing Hops and Hemp Twilight Tour on August 5 at the research station in Mills River. …
Two Pollinator Garden Tours in August!
The month of August presents two opportunities to learn about creating pollinator habitat! Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will …
Farmland Values: North Carolina Ticks Up (Mostly) From 2018
The recent National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) posted the results of its early June survey on various categories of …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 6, 2019
Key insects of concern this week including brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and apple maggot. While we are observing …
Messy Bouquets
It can be intimidating to put together a flower arrangement. With a little guidance, anyone can put together a …
Grape Pest Survey- 5th Week of July
Glassy winged sharpshooter captures are very low or zero in locations with previous captures. This suggests we are between …
Grape Pest Survey- 4th Week of July
As we reach the end of July, more fields started to ripen for both muscadines and vinifera grapes, and …
Cucumber Downy Mildew in Western North Carolina (7/30/2019)
Cucumber Downy Mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber samples from our sentinel plot in Waynesville, NC (Haywood County) …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - July 30, 2019
At this time the two major insect pests of concern are the brown marmorated stink bug and the apple …
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