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Winter Cover Crop Options for Crop or Vegetable Fields
As the growing season comes to an end, it will soon be time for vegetable and other annual crop …

Pasture and HayField Restoration Update
Almost 1 year ago, Hurricane Helene greatly impacted many pastures and hayfields throughout Yancey County. N.C. Cooperative Extension of …

2025 Yancey County Beef Field Day
We will be having a beef production field day on Saturday, September 20, starting at 10 a.m. at River …

2026 WNC Ag Options
It is time to begin working on 2026 WNC Ag Options grant applications! WNC Ag Options works to build …

Reports of Late Blight on Tomato in WNC (8/8/2025)
Reports of late blight on tomato around McDowell and Rutherford Counties have been circulating, but not yet confirmed. Regardless, …

Cucurbit Downy Mildew Found 7/30/2025 in Haywood County
Cucumber downy mildew (CDM) has been confirmed on cucumber plant samples from a research plot at the Mountain Research …

Welcome Our New Turfgrass / Forage Weed Science Specialist
Let’s welcome Dr. Navdeep Godara who recently joined the Crop & Soil Sciences Department as the Turfgrass & Forage …
In Person Sign Up for Private Property Debris Removal Assistance
Yancey County will be accepting in person applications for FEMA’s Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) Program. This program is …

Valor Injury Peanut Notes No. 124 2025
Question: Late planted pnuts. Dual + 3 oz Valor. Very sandy land. Were cracking when heavy rains hit end of …

Be on the Lookout for Pepper Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum Scovillei
Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo, Sarah Cochran-Murray, and Inga Meadows Reports of pepper anthracnose outbreaks caused by Colletotrichum scovillei are increasing across …

Downy Mildew Confirmed on Cucumbers in Eastern North Carolina
Downy mildew, caused by the oomycete Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been identified on cucumber crops in Eastern North Carolina as …

Saturdays in the Garden
Dig In is hosting “Saturdays in the Garden”. This Saturday (June 14th) is The Good, The Bad, and the …

Annual Forage & Grassland Management Webinar Series
Join us this year for the 2025 Forage & Grassland Management Annual Webinar Series. The full schedule and registration …

Prepare to Monitor Pests and Prevent Damages in Pastures (Upcoming Workshop and Webinar)
In 2024, we experienced a significant resurgence of fall armyworm infestations, resulting in notable damage to both tall fescue …

Get ready to enter the 2025 Southeastern Hay Contest
The Southeastern Hay Contest is more than just a competition – it’s an extesion-led regional effort effort to raise …

Ornamental Growers: Interested in an Educational Conference in NC?
Ornamental Extension Specialists and Area Agents are gauging growers’ interest in an education conference in North Carolina. The conference would …

Gummy Stem Blight Detected in Watermelon Transplants in North Carolina
In the past couple of weeks we have seen a few cases of watermelon seedlings infected with gummy stem …

Nematicides New and Noteworthy: Label and Registration Updates for Nematicides in Sweetpotato
Root-knot nematodes (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.) are microscopic, soilborne roundworms that feed on plant roots. In sweetpotato, they cause galls, …

Ag Disaster Crop Loss Program
On March 19, 2025, through the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025- Part I, the North Carolina General Assembly established …
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Asparagus
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Container Garden Planting Calendar for Edibles in the Piedmont
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The Effects of Late-Season Tropical System Damage to Flue-Cured Tobacco
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This publication, targeted to vegetable growers in North Carolina, Virginia, and other states in the …