June Garden News
With June has come hotter, dryer weather. Even though we might get short storms and pop-up showers, rainfall this …
Forest Farming and Ginseng Growing Podcasts
The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry has put together a series of podcasts on agroforestry. The one on …
Millipede Migration
The hot dry weather has caused millipedes to move in search of moister areas which often means they crawl …
Growing Organic Produce for the Wholesale Market
There is a whole new “crop” of organic growers out there asking questions about what markets are best to …
Early Planted Hemp
Most all of the varieties of industrial hemp that have been grown in North Carolina so far have been …
NC Advances Delayed Ban on Smokable Hemp
By Amanda Morris, APNEWS.COM RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some North Carolina farmers have voiced opposition to a proposed ban on …
Grape Pest Survey 5th Week of May
Our last site in the southwest of the state has been added to the pest survey this week in …
Potential Need for Hardening Off Float Produced Hemp Transplants
One of the first things many growers producing hemp for floral production noticed was that float systems for producing …
2019 Summer Extension Gardener Newsletter
Coastal, Piedmont, and Mountain Editions Available Now!! Below are some of the featured topics. Summer-flowering trees and shrubs, Dwarf crested iris, Tomatillos, …
Grape Pest Survey - 4th Week of May
As we move towards the end of May, a few vineyards are still in blossom and others are setting …
FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Training Course
FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Training Course This 3-day open enrollment course has been developed by the Food Safety …
Non-Biting Midges Emerging
Chironomid midges (“fuzzy bills”) are emerging in large numbers from ponds, lakes as well as the rivers feeding into …
Seafood HACCP Segment 2 Workshop
Implementing Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Programs Wednesday, June 19, 2019 • 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Schaub Food Science Building 400 Dan Allen …
Food Safety Update for Produce Growers in Western NC
Are you getting ready for a GAP Audit this summer but still have last minute questions? Do you need …
SBI Asks Legislature to Tighten Proposed Hemp Regulations
Below are some of the proposals in an SBI letter to the General Assembly. There are several possible solutions which …
Grape Pest Survey- 2nd and 3rd Week of May
As we approach the 3rd week of May, the plants continue to fill in, and some fields have started …
Farm Crisis Assistance for Farmers
The past few years have been especially hard on farmers, with drought, flooding, fires, tariffs and related market instability …
FDA to Hold Public Meeting on Hemp & CBD
The FDA is holding a public hearing on May 31, 2019, from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. in Silver Spring, MD. …
Hemp & CBD in Alcohol Beverages
As discussed in an earlier post the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintains that they have authority to regulate …
Downy Mildew on Coreopsis and Related Plants
The downy mildew pathogen Plasmopara halstedii was found causing leaf spotting and leaf death on a sample of coreopsis …