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Fresh market tomatoes

2026 Fungicide Guide for Tomatoes in North Carolina

Published - November 25, 2025 Read

News From Extension Plant Pathology

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PDIC Adverse Weather Closure

Published - 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

Published - October 15, 2025

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

Published - October 7, 2025

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

Published - August 8, 2025

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

Published - July 30, 2025

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Considerations for Fungicide Applications in North Carolina Corn

Published - June 23, 2025

From: Corn
Corn leaf with eyespot symptoms showing small, clustered, tan spots
Dichotomous Key for Identifying Corn Leaf Spot Disorders

Published - 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

Published - June 12, 2025

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This is an image of beef steers (black) grazing several experimental paddocks of tall fescue.
Regional Forage-Livestock Systems In-Service Training and SPFCIC

Published - March 25, 2026

From: Forages
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Apply Now to Host International Youth through 4-H!

Published - March 24, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
blossom blight in apple
2026 Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - March 23, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Apple phenology stages of tight cluster and pink
2026 Apple Disease Update: Tight Cluster and Pink Bud

Published - March 23, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
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WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - March 23, 2026

Published - March 23, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Gala apple blossom with no visible injury to the pistil. This would be categorized as a viable blossom. Photo by Tom Kon, NC State.
Assessing apple bud damage following an advective freeze

Published - March 23, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
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Higher Levels of Spotted Wilt in 2025 and Possible Reasons Why Peanut Notes No. 32 2026

Published - March 21, 2026

From: Peanut
Peanut field in Martin County.
Peanuts Following Soybeans Peanut Notes No. 31 2026

Published - March 21, 2026

From: Peanut
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Register for Spanish and English Frontline Employee Trainings

Published - March 21, 2026

From: Food Safety for Processors
Dr. Jim Clark stands with Governor Josh Stein during his induction into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine at the governor’s mansion.
Jim Clark Inducted Into Order of the Long Leaf Pine

Published - March 20, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
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