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Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in Lenoir County—First North Carolina Report of 2026

Published - July 22, 2026

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PDIC Power Outage 7/21/26

Published - July 16, 2026

From: Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
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PDIC Adverse Weather Closure

Published - January 23, 2026

From: Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
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2026 Fungicide Guide for Tomatoes in North Carolina

Published - November 25, 2025

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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
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Reports of Late Blight on Tomato in WNC (8/8/2025)

Published - August 8, 2025

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Cucurbit Downy Mildew Found 7/30/2025 in Haywood County

Published - July 30, 2025

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2026 North Carolina Standard Size Diploid (Seeded) Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Report is Now Available

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Cucurbits
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Searching for the Brighter Pod Episode 12 Peanut Breeding Program Peanut Notes No. 258 2026

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Peanut
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Tomato Spotted Wilt Question Peanut Notes No. 257 2026

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Peanut
A gardener is interviewing an expert on adaptive tools. A variety of trowels and hand tools sit on the table. The expert is wearing an adaptive device that fits over their forearm and attaches to a trowel to make digging easier.
Lifelong Gardening Video by NC Cooperative Extension, Chatham County

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Gardening
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Yield Results for the 2026 NC On-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Cotton
Seedless watermelons harvested in Clinton, NC
2026 North Carolina Standard and Mini Size Triploid (Seedless) Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Report is Now Available

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Cucurbits
A farmer harvests a soy bean field off Old US 264 in Wilson County near Saratoga.
How Much Fuel Does an Acre Take? Budget-Based Estimates for North Carolina Crops

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
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Turkey Food Safety

Published - November 12, 2026

From: Food Safety
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Peanut Grower Newsletter Column Peanut Notes No. 256 2026

Published - November 11, 2026

From: Peanut
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2026 WNC Beef Conference

Published - November 10, 2026

From: Beef
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