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Tobacco Growers Information
tobacco plant from the top with many holes due to herbovory from a budworm in the middle

Hornworm and Tobacco Budworm Activity in North Carolina Tobacco

The 2026 tobacco season has brought an unusual pattern of hornworm and tobacco budworm activity in North Carolina. Typically, tobacco budworm infestations are observed before the first major hornworm…

Tobacco Growers Information
close up of a tobacco plant with necrotic tissue due to TSW disease

Final Update: Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 15, 2026

To help growers determine the potential of management practices for TSWV, we have created step-by-step guides on how to use the Tobacco Thrips Flight and TSWV Intensity Predictor to create Current…

Tobacco Growers Information
flyer for 2026 tobacco field day

2026 NC State Tobacco Field Day

Event Timing: Thursday, July 23rd, 9amEvent Address: Oxford Tobacco Research Station (901 Hillsboro St., Oxford, NC 27565)The field day will end with lunch provided onsite.This is a free event for…

Tobacco Growers Information
close up of a tobacco plant with necrotic tissue due to TSW disease

Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 26, 2026

To help growers determine the potential of management practices for TSWV, we have created step-by-step guides on how to use the Tobacco Thrips Flight and TSWV Intensity Predictor to create Current…

Tobacco Growers Information
Rows of green tobacco plants in neat field rows with bare soil pathways

Section 18 Emergency Exemption Approved for Excalia in 2026 Tobacco

Effective May 1, 2026, Excalia® Fungicide (inpyrfluxam) has been approved for use in tobacco under a Section 18 emergency exemption to manage target spot in North Carolina. This approval allows…

Tobacco Growers Information
Close-up of a green tobacco leaf showing two circular brown lesions with distinct concentric rings and yellow halos; one lesion has a cracked center, characteristic of target spot symptoms.

2025 Fungicide Treatments for Target Spot in NC Flue-Cured Tobacco

A field trial was conducted in 2025 at the Oxford Research Station in Oxford, Nc, to evaluate fungicide and adjuvant programs for managing target spot in tobacco. The study was set up using a…

Tobacco Growers Information
Crop Sense written in red letters over a cotton field with bolls, and NC Cooperative Extension written on the bottom right

Crop Sense Podcast: The Tobacco Transplanters are ROLLING... or maybe not.

Tobacco Growers Information
close up of a tobacco plant with necrotic tissue due to TSW disease

Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 24, 2026

To help growers determine the potential of management practices for TSWV, we have created step-by-step guides on how to use the Tobacco Thrips Flight and TSWV Intensity Predictor to create Current…

Strawberry Growers Information
Strawberry row in field on left and tobacco row in field on the right

Grower Input Needed: Survey on Tobacco and/or Strawberry Diseases in NC

Hello Tobacco and/or Strawberry Growers,I’m reaching out to ask for your help with a short survey focused on diseases affecting tobacco and strawberry production. The survey should take about 10…

Tobacco Growers Information
Circular illustration showing three crops (a small plant, corn, and a broadleaf plant) above ground with an extensive shared root system below the soil, symbolizing plant health and underlying causes. The design is labeled “Root Cause Reports, NC 2025"

Tobacco is now on Root Cause Reports

Root Cause Reports is a map-based database designed to capture and share real-time field issues impacting soybean, corn, and tobacco production across North Carolina. The platform was built through…