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Spotted wilt close up
PVQE Plot Tour September 23 at 10:30 am Peanut Notes No. 237 2026

Published - September 21, 2026

From: Peanut
Leaf Spot in the peanut canopy
Late Season Disease and Harvest Tour September 28 Peanut Notes No. 236 2026

Published - September 21, 2026

From: Peanut
Temperatures late in the week at Suffolk
Cooler Weather and Maturity Peanut Notes No. 235 2026

Published - September 20, 2026

From: Peanut
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Searching for the Brighter Pod Episode 5 Peanut Notes No. 234 2026

Published - September 19, 2026

From: Peanut
Apple orchard and barn in morning fog
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 14, 2026

Published - September 18, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
sunsetting upon a farmer and his field
NRCS FY27 Application Window Open Now Until Oct 30

Published - September 18, 2026

From: NC FarmLink
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2026 Apple Maturity Program [09.15.26]

Published - September 18, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
People seated around folding tables in a garage-style room for a meeting.
East Coast Exhibition Livestock Contest

Published - September 18, 2026

From: Youth Livestock Program
Variation in pod maturity peanut
Logistics at Digging and Harvest Peanut Notes No. 233 2026

Published - September 17, 2026

From: Peanut
Cows graze in an expansive grassy field with farm buildings and the wooded North Carolina mountains looming in the background.
Where’s the (Local) Beef?

Published - September 16, 2026

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Virtual Landowner Symposium

Published - September 16, 2026

From: Heirs Property
A man and two women are having a discussion with an agrarian scene in the background
Severe Weather Planning Resources for Agritourism

Published - September 15, 2026

From: Tourism Extension
Bags of cool-season turfgrases
Seeding Cool-Season Grasses in NC

Published - September 14, 2026

From: TurfFiles
North Carolina Youth Institute students at a farm holding their harvest
Youth are invited to research global food security!

Published - September 14, 2026

From: Grow For It
Single pod in peanuts
15th Southeastern NC Peanut Field Day September 16 Peanut Notes No. 232 2026

Published - September 14, 2026

From: Peanut
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Residual Soil Fertility Deduction (IRS Section 180)

Published - September 11, 2026

From: Soil Fertility
Spider web and insect trap in an apple orchard
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 8, 2026

Published - September 11, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
a volunteer asking a youth questions in the Turkey Show ring
Volunteers Needed for Youth Market Turkey Show

Published - September 11, 2026

From: Prestage Department of Poultry Science
PJ contestants judging whole chicken carcasses
Poultry Judging Contest Registration Open

Published - September 11, 2026

From: Poultry 4-H & Youth
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Searching for the Brighter Pod Episode 4 Digging Decisions Peanut Notes No. 231 2026

Published - September 10, 2026

From: Peanut
Variation in pod maturity peanut
NC Crop Update 10 September 10 Peanut Notes No. 230 2026

Published - September 10, 2026

From: Peanut
Maturity on August 27 peanuts planted April 15 Lewiston
Concepts at Digging Peanut Notes No. 229 2026

Published - September 10, 2026

From: Peanut
Photo of Dr. Art Bruneau and his daughter
Art Bruneau FUNdraiser Tournament 2026

Published - September 10, 2026

From: TurfFiles
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Defoliation Strategies for 2026 (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - September 10, 2026

From: Cotton
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2026 Apple Maturity Program [09.08.26]

Published - September 10, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
An image of a mesh cone topped with a mesh cylinder used to capture pests.
Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- September 10

Published - September 10, 2026

From: Soybeans
Left - Springhouse Farm Farmstand before Hurricane Helene. Right - the newly built farmstand at Springhouse Farm
*New Resource* So, Do You Want to Start a Farm Stand?

Published - September 10, 2026

From: Local Food
Six people pose in front of a large 4-H clover backdrop, with the woman at center holding the 2025 North Carolina 4-H Outstanding Citizen Alumni Award plaque.
2026 North Carolina 4-H Alumni and Adult Award Nominations Now Open

Published - September 9, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
A group of youth with their 2025 recreational riding rewards awards in the main arena of the Hunt Horse Complex.
Recreational Riding Rewards Recognition

Published - September 9, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
A bee lands on a zinnia.
2027 Therapeutic Horticulture Course Schedule

Published - September 9, 2026

From: Therapeutic Horticulture
collage of colorful flowering native plants
RSVP for Chatham County Native Plant Sale September 18

Published - September 8, 2026

From: Growing Small Farms
Sticky card trap with brown marmorated stink bugs and other insects on it
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - September 1, 2026

Published - September 8, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Tractor tending rows of crops in a large North Carolina farm field.
North Carolina’s Top Employer: Agriculture and Associated Industries

Published - September 8, 2026

An image of a mesh cone topped with a mesh cylinder used to capture pests.
Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- September 3

Published - September 8, 2026

From: Soybeans
Several of the 2026 Achievement Award winners are posing with their prizes in the main arena of the Hunt Horse Complex.
2026 NC 4-H Horse Program Achievement Award Winners Honored

Published - September 7, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
2026 State Show Dedication Recipient Wayne Moore and his family, friends, and Extension colleagues in the main arena of the Hunt Horse Complex
2026 NC State 4-H Horse Show Dedication

Published - September 6, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
Ruth Vorder Bruegge is holding her plaque for receiving the 2026 Candace Norman Adult Volunteer Leader award. On each side of her are Jessica McVey and Morgan Maness, members of the North Central District 4-H Horse Advisory Council who sponsored the award
2026 Candace Norman Service Award Winners

Published - September 5, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
Alumni Showmanship Sponsorship Challenge winner, Samantha Taylor, posing with her palomino horse and Alaina Cross. Samantha is where a hippopotamus costume.
2026: A Historic Year for Alumni Showmanship

Published - September 4, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
Drought stressed peanuts
Digging Drought Stressed Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 228 2026

Published - September 4, 2026

From: Peanut
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2026 Apple Maturity Program [09.01.26]

Published - September 3, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
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