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Upcoming Meetings

Planning is already underway for our 2026 Production and Marketing/Management Meetings. A quick list is below. More information, including …

Peanut and Cotton Yield Contests

As we progress through the harvest season, we’d like to remind you that our peanut and cotton yield contests …

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Preparing for 2026

Ok, its just early October, but maybe it’s time to take a look back at 2025 and then forward …

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Pod Maturity Clinics

With September just around the corner it’s time to look at our peanut maturity. Based strictly on our heat …

Windsor Farmers Market open August 1 and 15

National Farmers Market Week

National Farmers Market Week, celebrated annually during the first full week of August, highlights the vital role farmers’ markets …

The Crop Protection Network

Some of you may be familiar with the Crop Protection Network (CPN) and its efforts. Their mission is as …

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Cotton Insect Updates

We definitely started the cotton season with two different crops. First, there was the early cotton, planted before May …

Mid Season Peanut Notes

After a cooler and cloudy start, we have transitioned to a brighter and much hotter late June. The cloudy …

Recent Publications related to Agriculture & Food

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Chapter 9. Vine Nutrition

Grapevines require 16 essential nutrients for normal growth and development (Table 9.1). Carbon, hydrogen, and …

2 days ago
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How to Create a Container Garden for Edibles in the North Carolina Piedmont

In this publication you will find ideas to get you started growing your own edibles. …

2 days ago

Farmers' Market Tours: A Guide for Nutrition Educators

A Farmers’ Market Tour is a great way to introduce your program participants to an …

3 days ago
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Green Fruitworm

Green fruitworm description, life cycle, damage, and control.

4 days ago
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Chapter 10. Grapevine Water Relations and Vineyard Irrigation

Like other perennial plants, mature grapevines have extensive root systems and therefore, unlike shallow-rooted annual …

4 days ago
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Chapter 11. Spring Frost Control

To grow more consistent crops and improve your cash flow in years with damaging frost …

1 week ago

The Economic Benefits of Farm and Forestland Protection

This publication discusses and quantifies the economic benefits provided to communities when farmland and forestland …

1 week ago
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Disease Management and Guidelines for the Honey Bee

It is the goal of every beekeeper to maintain healthy, productive colonies. This can only …

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