Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in Wilson County
Cucurbit downy mildew was reported this week in commercial cucumber fields in Wilson County. Symptoms were typical of downy …
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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 …
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 …
Pests and Diseases of Summer Veggies
There isn’t much that can quite compare to the taste of home-grown vegetables. However, it takes time and dedication …
New Tools Help With Visa Applications and Farm Loans
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched two new features on farmers.gov to …
FDA Announces Potential Legal Path for CBD Products
The FDA released a statement on April 2, 2019, announcing steps it will take to create potential legal pathways …
Changes to GAP Billing Policy
For any growers completing voluntary USDA GAP audits in 2019, there is a new USDA billing policy. Growers will …
Farm Bureau / Soil & Water Free Seed Program
The North Carolina Farm Bureau has established the “Hurricane Relief Fund” to support our state’s farmers and rural neighbors …
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 …
Hurricane Florence Agriculture Disaster Program: Know Your Application Status and the Payment Calculation Process
This past year, Hurricane Florence and tropical storm Michael devastated parts of North Carolina and surrounding states, with many …
Innovative Women in Ag Program
This innovative program will be offered March 22-23, 2019,12:30 p.m., at 1175 Kingsboro Rd., Rocky Mount. Join us for this new …
2018 Impacts - Franklin County Center
The following 2018 Outcome and Impacts video and flyer is a representation showing the number of educational events and …
Tobacco Float Water Analysis
Ready or not, tobacco greenhouse season is upon us!! Now is the time to have your greenhouse source water …
Industrial Hemp and the Farm Bill
NEWS RELEASE January 24, 2019 Charles Mitchell | 919-496-3344, charles_mitchell@ncsu.edu Director, N.C. Cooperative Extension of Franklin County Industrial Hemp and the Farm Bill Growers still …
Tobacco Associates Export Promotion Referendum Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
A check-off referendum will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, in each flue-cured producing county in North Carolina. …
2019 NCSU Tobacco Short Course Announcement and Application
This application is for 25 participants in a tobacco production and marketing four-day short course sponsored by the NC …
Winter Field Crop Update
The 2019 Regional Tobacco Production Meeting and GAP Recertification Training will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The …
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, …
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