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New Crops & Organics
A group of people standing around a table full of pots of media, cutting boards, knives, and roots of various native woodland botanicals. This was a workshop to teach propagation.

Our Latest Newsletter-Full of Agroforestry Events and Truffle News

2/21/2026 - Our latest program newsletter is FULL of opportunities to attend workshops, conferences, and webinars. There is also information on two farmer grant programs, and our truffle discovery.…

Blueberries
Blueberry with orange-brown mold and split skin on stem and leaves

A Photo Guide to Blueberry Diseases in the Southeast

With blueberry season on the horizon, plant diseases unfortunately start to show their ugly faces. To help diagnose what disease might be affecting your plants, a handy photo guide to the common…

Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
19th Annual NC Caneberry Association Meeting & Field Day, March 5, 2026, 9AM–1:30PM, Chris Matthis Farm

19th Annual NC Caneberry Association Meeting and Field Day 2026

Henderson County Center
Ripe blackberries and unripe green and pink blackberries hanging on a leafy vine

The 19th Annual Meeting of the NC Caneberry Association

When: Thursday, March 5, 2026 (9:00AM-1:30PM)Where: Chris Matthis Farm, 384 Harvell Road, Harrells, NC 28444Register online Here You are invited to attend the Nineteenth Annual NCCBRGA meeting. It is…

Stokes County Center
All pesticide license holders: complete C&T Standards Update Training by July 1, 2025. Scan QR.

NCDA&CS REQUIRED Pesticide Certification & Training Standards Update

Due to the 2024 EPA update to applicator certification procedures, NCDA&CS; has developed a mandatory one-hour video titled "NCDA&CS; Required Pesticide Certification & Training Standards Update."…

Buncombe County Center
Instructor with powerpoint slide with pesticide safety language on a label with classmates in foreground.

Buncombe County Pesticide School: April 14th-15th

If you need to obtain a pesticide license, please join us for our online Pesticide School happening April 14th-15th!To register for this online school, visit pesticideschools.com. This 1.5-day school…

Jackson County Center
Attention: All pesticide license holders — if certified before July 1, 2025 complete C&T update; scan QR

Attention All Pesticide License Holders! C & T Standards Update

Please keep current! C&T Standards Update Attention Flyer 1 Page (2)

Bladen County Center
2026 Auxin Herbicides—Best Management Practices virtual Zoom meetings; contact county extension agent

2026 Auxin Training Information

Jackson County Center
Leaf with zigzag edges from EZS larval feeding; close-up green EZS larva on leaf.

Citizen Scientists! Please Be on the Lookout - Elm ZigZag Sawfly

Elm Zigzag Sawfly Scouting Guide What is elm zigzag sawfly? Elm zigzag sawfly (EZS) is an invasive insect that feeds on elm leaves. Native to Asia, it was first detected in North America in 2020.…

Blueberries
two blueberry fruits attached by the petiole showing rudged texture due to bud mite infestation

Blueberry Pests to Keep an Eye for in Early Spring

As the weather warms up, we see arthropod pests become active in blueberry fields. Blueberry bud mites are more active in late summer; however, their injury to leaf and flower buds is more evident…