Vineyard Workshop, April 19
NC Winegrowers Association: Vineyard Workshop April 19, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to noon AGENDA Travis Snodgrass/ N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer …
Specialty Crops
Input Request for Community Needs Assessment
Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is conducting a statewide program needs assessment to determine how …
AWIS Weather Alert: Chance of Frost in App. Mountains
AWIS Weather Alert: Chance of Frost in App. Mountains Thursday-Saturday General Discussion This update mainly to continue some frost risk Friday morning, …
WNC Orchard Insect Populations for April 15, 2021
Petal Fall Spray Options With petal fall spray imminent in most locations, insecticide options will depend on what was applied …
Apple Alert: Blossom Blight Infection: April 14, 2021
The risk of a blossom blight infection event is HIGH for Henderson County (NC) for Wednesday, April 14. The …
Insurance: Rejesus and Branan Overview Crop, Liability and Property Insurance Options (Video)
Agricultural and Resource Economics Professor Rod Rejesus and Extension Assistant Professor Andrew Branan presented short presentations on Thursday, April …
Growing Organic Tomato Seed: A How-to Virtual Training
4/8/2021 – Are you interested in producing high-quality organic tomato seed for your own farm, garden, or for sale? …
Installing a New Package of Bees? Here's a New Tip to Improve Acceptance
Springtime for beekeepers is synonymous with starting new colonies, especially since winter losses have been hovering ~25% every year …
AWIS Weather Forecast: Widespread Freeze
AWIS Weather Forecast: Widespread Freeze A widespread freeze is expected on the weekend, with several pockets of frost, starting Thursday …
AWIS Weather Forecast: Widespread Freeze!
AWIS Weather Forecast: Widespread Freeze A widespread freeze is expected on the weekend, starting Thursday (April 1) to Friday (April …
Watch Out for These (Arthropod) Spring Home Invaders
Insects and other arthropods are feeling the warm weather and waking up for spring. Bees, social wasps, bugs, flies, …
NC State Summer / Fall Field Research Job in Western NC
3/30/2021 – We are hiring a new team member to work in our NC Alternative Crops & Organics program …
2021 WNC Hemp Grower Meeting
3/29/2021 – Videos from 2021 WNC Hemp Grower Meeting Held via Zoom on February 17, 2021 Organized by NC Extension personnel …
AWIS Weather Forecast 3/25 - 3/30: Wind, Heat and a Chance for Frost
AWIS Weather Forecast 3/25 – 3/30: Wind, Heat, and a Chance for Frost Weather Pattern Discussion It is spring, so not …
Register Now for Climate Webinar on April 26
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center will offer a Climate Webinar on April 26, 2021, from 7–9 p.m …
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Why are NC State Extension and N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services talking about rapidly developing farmland? What …
COVID-19 Famers Update 3/21/2021
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AWIS Weather Advisory 3/18/2021: Storm, Rain and a Chance for Frost
AWIS Weather Advisory 3/18/2021: The coming days entail Storm, Rain and a chance of Frost Dear all, Sever storms tonight will …
Manage Bacterial Spot on Your Tomato Transplants
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AWIS Weather Forecast: One More Night of Frost
AWIS Weather Advisory 3/15/2021 Forecast Summary 3/15/2021 created by Karl Harker, AWIS Weather Service; It was a cold weekend from about extreme …
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