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Weather Forecast Outlook for 14 Mar 2018 – 8 Apr 2018 (1pm, Monday, March 12, 2018)
Dear Agents, Agronomists, Growers & Friends The upcoming week through Friday will be dominated by northwest flow and below normal …
AWIS Weather Update (3/10/2018): Rain / Snow Sat-Mon, Frost Nights Tue-Thur in Most of NC
Dear all, Rain and snow are predicted, starting today afternoon through Monday. After this weather front passed from W to …
Some Eastern NC Areas Will Likely See Frost Again Saturday Morning (5pm, Friday, March 9, 2018)
Good afternoon, In a quick review of AWIS Hourly Forecasts for locations across North Carolina, I did note that Fayetteville …
NC Evening Frost Update (7pm, March 8, 2018)
GOOD EVENING - PRETTY CHILLY NIGHT AHEAD! APPARENTLY, IT IS EVEN SNOWING IN SOME PARTS OF STATE? GOT A …
2018 Fungicide Spray Guides for Tomato and Pepper in North Carolina
2018 NCSU Fungicide Spray Guide for Tomato in North Carolina There are several foliar diseases of tomato in North Carolina …
Grower Photos and Comments About Row Covers and Sprinkling (5:30pm, Wed., March 7, 2018)
Fig. 1. Photo by John Gross, Sanford, NC – taken on Monday morning, March 5th. The Sanford area had …
Min Temp Maps for Thur, Fri, Sat and Updated NC Forecast for Tonight (5:06 pm, Wed., March 7, 2018)
AWIS Weather Services, Inc. North Carolina Frost/Freeze Forecast Produced at 306 PM CST on Wed Mar 7 2018 ... …
AWIS Weather Update (3/6/18): Follow-Up
Dear all, First things first: Thank you to Barclay for his great support. This morning, when I saw the changes …
NC Min Temp Maps Wed-Thur-Fri and Frost / Freeze Forecast From AWIS (5:20pm, Tue., March 6, 2018)
AWIS Weather Services, Inc. North Carolina Frost/Freeze Forecast Produced at 306 PM CST on Tue Mar 6 2018 ... …
Change in Forecast! Colder Temps Now Expected Wed and Thur (10:48am, Tue., March 6, 2018)
Good morning, I just heard from Dr. Mark Hoffmann earlier this morning, and he said, “Weather forecast did change and …
Leaf Spots of Bother: The Troublesome 3
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