Vegetable Production Update-April 13, 2018
From Dr. Amanda Strayer-Scherer (Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Plant Pathology, Tomatoes) and Inga Meadows (Extension Associate, Plant Pathology Specialist) Background: The …
2017 Pumpkin Cultivar Evaluation Trials Are Published
In 2017, North Carolina ranked 4th in pumpkin production in the US behind Illinois, Texas and California. This makes …
2018 Fungicide Spray Guides for Tomato and Pepper in North Carolina
2018 NCSU Fungicide Spray Guide for Tomato in North Carolina There are several foliar diseases of tomato in North Carolina …
2018 Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook is Available On-Line
The Southeastern Vegetable Extension Workers Group has just released the 19th edition of the Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook. This …
2017 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Recipients
On Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the 2017 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant …
2017 Pumpkin Variety Trials
Dr. Jonathan Schultheis, NC State Vegetable Extension Specialist, accompanied by his support team and Annette L. Wszelaki, UT Vegetable Extension …
Pest Management Strategic Plan for Tomato in the Southeast
Update (July 6, 2018): The Pest Management Strategic Plan for Tomato in the Southeast is complete! You can access the …
Commissioners Food Safety Forum, Registration Link!
Commissioner Steve Troxler cordially invites you to attend the 13th Annual Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum on Tuesday, August 15th from 9:00 a.m. …
Great Article Featuring Horticultural Science Graduate Pragya Adhikari
Pragya Adhikari July 10, 2017 | Darren White Gorgeous but tasteless: A tomato is a tomato, right? Wrong. Can NC State researchers restore …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in Buncombe County
Vegetable growers! This is an update on downy mildew in cucurbits from Inga Meadows, NCSU Extension Plant Pathologist. Cucumber downy mildew was confirmed …
Food Safety Forum - Save the Date
Save the date: 13th Annual Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum Tuesday, August 15th from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Expo Building at the NC State Fairgrounds. For …
Late Blight Alert
Late Blight symptoms first appeared on a Henderson County Farm on Saturday, June 24th and was confirmed today by …
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in North Carolina and South Carolina
Written by Lina Quesada-Ocampo and Kimberly D’Arcangelo Cucurbit downy mildew was reported today (June 6, 2017) in commercial cucumber fields …
Emergent Nematode in Sweetpotato and Other Vegetable Crops
This month Dr. Weimin Ye, nematode assay section chief at the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) …
Nominate a Student
Do you know of a great person who would make a successful student in the College of Agriculture and …
Food Safety Questions on USDA's Pesticide Use Survey
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) is researching how the produce industry will fare economically under the Food Safety Modernization …
2016 Pumpkin Variety Trials
NC State College of Agriculture News highlighted vegetable crops extension researchers and their annual evaluation of pumpkin varieties. Read …
The Disaster Handbook
The University of Florida produced this manual which describes responses to many of the issues farming communities may encounter …
Food Safety With Flooded Food Crops & Marketing Assessments
We are receiving questions on how to assess and management crops that are still in the fields when the …
Watermelon Downy Mildew Reported in North Carolina
Downy mildew, caused by the oomycete Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has been reported in watermelon in North Carolina. It was observed …