From the Field - Agronomy Notes: Vol. 4, Num. 1
February 13, 2020 Greetings, and welcome to the first 2020 edition of From the Field – Agronomy Notes! This newsletter …
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North Piedmont Farm School Extends Registration Deadline Until January 3, 2020
North Central Farm School Extends Deadline until January 3. Classes begin January 13, 2020. Registration and class fee must be …
2020 Tobacco Short Course
Applications are now available for the 2020 Tobacco Short Course! The Short Course will begin on the evening of Monday, …
2019 Tobacco Day
Tobacco Day will be held on Thursday, December 5 from 8 a.m. to noon at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Johnston …
Veterans on the Farm
November 8, 2019 | Dee Shore As the wife of a career Marine, Roxanne Reed has seen post-traumatic stress and its impact …
Are You Prepared for Wildfire
This week the Drought Monitor map indicates that large portions of North Carolina are drying out. Even after a …
Hurricane Preparedness - Tobacco
DRAFT Flue-Cured Tobacco Producers Guide to Preparing for and Recovering from Hurricanes in the Southeastern U.S. This is a draft …
Free Pesticide Collection Day
Do you have pesticides at your home or farm that you no longer need or use? If your answer is …
North Piedmont Farm School Extends Registration Deadline Until January 3, 2020
North Central Farm School Extends Deadline until January 3. Classes begin January 13, 2020. Registration and class fee must …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Update--May 7, 2019
Third generation thrips flights are now predicted to occur within 14 days at some of our locations, so growers …
Silvopastures Workshop 2019 - Save the Date (July 25, 2019)
Save-the-date, SILVOPASTURES Field Day, July 25, 2019. Registration will be limited to 60 participants. Details for registration, including a …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – 23 April 2019
This is the second thrips flight and TSWV risk assessment post. Read more about tobacco thrips biology and TSWV transmission. This …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – 16 April 2019
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is transmitted by thrips from winter weeds that are host to the virus. Symptoms …
From the Field - Agronomy Notes: Vol. 3, Num. 1
April 12, 2019- With a largely successful greenhouse season well underway, From the Field – Agronomy Notes comes back for …
2015 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Plant Disease Survey Data
In this post, we continue to provide results from our annual surveys of county agents about flue-cured tobacco production …
Tobacco Float Water Analysis
Ready or not, tobacco greenhouse season is almost upon us!! Now is the time to have your greenhouse source …
Training in Forages for Producers and Land Managers (Afternoon Session), Feb. 13, 2019
A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of cool-season annual and …
Training in Forages for Extension Agents and Research Station Personnel (Morning Session), Feb. 13, 2019
Forage Recovery Plan 2019 A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of …
2019 NC State Tobacco Short Course
Applications are now available for the 2019 NC State University Tobacco Short Course. The program will begin on Monday, …
Deadline for Farmers to Apply for NC Hurricane Disaster Relief Program Extended
The North Carolina Legislature has approved extending the deadline for farmers to apply for the Hurricane Florence and Michael …
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