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2026 Fungicide Guide for Tomatoes in North Carolina

November 25, 2025 Read

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PDIC Adverse Weather Closure

January 23, 2026

From: Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
Rows of young strawberry plants on black plastic mulch in a field
Fall Fungicide Recommendations for Root Rot Control in Strawberries

October 15, 2025

From: Strawberry Growers Information
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Updated Post-Planting (Fall 2025) Recommendations for Managing Neopestalotiopsis

October 7, 2025

From: Strawberry Growers Information
Late blight on tomato fruit
Reports of Late Blight on Tomato in WNC (8/8/2025)

August 8, 2025

Cucumber downy mildew
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Found 7/30/2025 in Haywood County

July 30, 2025

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Considerations for Fungicide Applications in North Carolina Corn

June 23, 2025

From: Corn
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Dichotomous Key for Identifying Corn Leaf Spot Disorders

June 12, 2025

From: Corn
Figure 1. Symptomatic concentric lesions on pepper fruits caused by Colletotrichum species.
Be on the Lookout for Pepper Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum Scovillei

June 12, 2025

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2026 Artificial Insemination School for Producers, Extension Agents, and Farm Employees

March 5, 2026

From: Beef
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Introducing the 2026 EFM Class

March 5, 2026

From: Executive Farm Management
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Zinc and Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 24 2026

March 5, 2026

From: Peanut
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North Carolina’s Forest Sector: A Significant Contributor to Our State Economy

March 5, 2026

From: Extension Forestry
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Sicklepod Control Peanut Notes No. 23 2026

March 5, 2026

From: Peanut
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2026 YMTS T-shirt Design Winner

March 5, 2026

From: Poultry 4-H & Youth
This shows a non-treated control plot in a peanut trial designed to compare herbicide programs.
Syngenta Will No Longer Manufacture and Distribute Gramoxone After 2026 Peanut Notes No. 22 2026

March 4, 2026

From: Peanut
Navigating Your
Food Business: 
A Success Series
Kickstart Your Food Business: Navigating the Support Network

March 4, 2026

From: Food Safety Repository
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Syngenta to Stop Selling Gramoxone

March 4, 2026

From: Cotton
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2026 Soybean Data Webinar

March 4, 2026

From: Official Variety Testing
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