2021 Virtual Vineyard Managers Workshop
Join us for a virtual training and research update featuring NC State University researchers and specialists. March 11, 2021 9 …
Specialty Crops
2021 Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook Now Available!
The new Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook is now available online. Extension vegetable specialists across the Southeast come together annually …
Hemp Connections Rule Changes on January 1
12/31/2020 – When the pilot hemp program was initiated in North Carolina in 2017, there were no established ways …
The WNC Winter Vegetable Conference Goes Virtual!
SAVE THE DATES: FEBRUARY 24 AND 25, 2021 *REGISTRATION OPEN* The tradition of the Winter Vegetable Conference and the North …
WNC AgOptions Grant
Grants for diversifying farms in 2021 WNC AgOptions intent to apply deadline October 23; Application deadline November 20, 2020. WNC Agricultural …
2020 Hemp Field Day Is Live!
9/14/2020 – We are happy to announce that the 2020 NC State University Virtual Hemp Field Day is now …
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Confirmed in Western NC (8/14/2020)
Cucumber Downy Mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber plants in our sentinel plot in Waynesville, NC (Haywood County). …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - August 11, 2020
Brown marmorated stink bug adult emergence is becoming more widespread, while apple maggot and oriental fruit moth numbers increased …
Pest Alert! Cucumber Beetles
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First Peak: How Did COVID-19 Impact NC Agriculture in April 2020?
How did COVID-19 impact NC Agriculture in April 2020? We have surveyed 157 farms and agritourism businesses and the …
COVID-19 Farmers Update 5/21/2020
COVID-19 Farmers Update 5/21/2020 News today: Phase 2 Reopening in NC: Section 6C of the Executive Order 141 moving NC to Phase …
2020 Commercial Vegetable Production Guides
Helpful Production Guides to Assist Farmers with the 2020 Growing Season! 2020 Southeastern US Vegetable Crop Handbook 2020 North Carolina Agricultural …
Beginner Farmer Online Series
Extension Agents always have clients ask them, “I have some land that I want to do something with. Tell …
2020 Hemp Production Meeting
Please join us on February 7, 2020, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Macon County Center …
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