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Dear Strawberry Community. While the weather calms down, fields are in many cases still too wet to access or even …
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If You Need Help: HURRICANE AFTERMATH
Dear Farming Community, In the following, we have compiled some information for those of you who experienced damages to their …
Hurricane Florence Update for Grape Growers (9/12/18)
Dear Grape Community, Many have contacted me two days ago and asked me to give a new weather update on …
Hurricane Florence Eastcoast Update for Strawberry Growers
Dear Strawberry Community, Many have contacted me two days ago and asked me to give a new weather update on …
"Bee" Kind if You Spray for Mosquitoes
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Dear Strawberry Community, Many of you have asked me over the last few days what to do to prepare for …
Hurricane Florence Warning for Grape Growers
Dear Grape Community, Many of you have asked me over the last few days what to do to prepare for …
Who Needs This? Florence, a Cat 4 Hurricane (8 p.m., 9/10/18)
Dear Agents, Agronomists, and Growers, Good evening! This time of year is always a mad scramble of activity for strawberry growers …
What Pesticides Can I Apply to My Industrial Hemp in NC?
There is a great deal of confusion and misinformation being provided on pesticide use (fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, miticides, etc.) …
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Environmental conditions this growing season have been conducive for several pathogens in flue-cured tobacco. Frogeye leaf spot (Cercospora nicotianae) has …
Late Blight Detected in Haywood County - Aug. 20, 2018
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Muscadine Eastern Extension Team Building and Education: Presentations From the Meeting
Dear Muscadine Grape Community, Last week on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, we had our first education and Extension team-building effort …
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