2015 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Plant Disease Survey Data
In this post, we continue to provide results from our annual surveys of county agents about flue-cured tobacco production …
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Registration Ends Dec. 3, Apply Today!
Register through the online application. You must complete the entire application at one time (saving and resuming the application is …
2018 Tobacco Day Agenda - December 6th, 2018
December 6th, 2018 Meeting Address: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Johnston County Center, 2736 NC-210, Smithfield, NC 27577 8:00 a.m. – Coffee and Donuts 8:30 …
EFM Alumni Gather to Discuss Past and Present
The Executive Farm Management 2017 Alumni met last week to celebrate recent successes such as engagements and family growth …
EFM Registration Extended Due to Hurricanes Florence and Michael
Registration Deadline: December 3, 2018 Register through the online application. You must complete the entire application at one time (saving and …
Impact of Guava Root Knot Nematode Internal Quarantine on Tobacco and Field Crops in NC
Meloidogyne enterolobii Internal Quarantine from NCDA On Friday, October 5, 2018, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released a press …
The Effects of Late-Season Storm Damage to Flue-Cured Tobacco
Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, can prove detrimental to flue-cured tobacco yield and quality. Specific to hurricanes, both …
Disease Potential for Hurricane Impacted Tobacco
Hurricane Florence has brought damaging rains, winds, and flooding to North Carolina with, in some areas, tobacco still being on the stalk. Continuing …
Fungicide Resistance Found in Frogeye Leaf Spot of Flue-Cured Tobacco
Environmental conditions this growing season have been conducive for several pathogens in flue-cured tobacco. Frogeye leaf spot (Cercospora nicotianae) has …
Michelle Grainger Presenting on EFM in Wilson on 9/5/18
The Wilson AgriBusiness Committee will hold their monthly meeting on September 5, 2018, in Wilson, NC at Parker’s Barbecue at 12 …
Brown Appointed to WH Council of Economic Advisors
Dr. A. Blake Brown joined the Council of Economic Advisors at the White House on August 1. Replacing, Michael Adjemian, …
2019 Executive Farm Management Program Registration Is Now Open
Registration for 2019 Space is limited. Apply today! Register through the online application. You must complete the entire application at one time (saving …
ECU Collaboration Supports Sustainability for N.C. Farms
March 29, 2017 By Michael Rudd University Communication A series of workshops designed to help North Carolina’s sweet potato and tobacco farmers …
New Program Addresses the Business of Farming
The science, technology and business of farming in the 21st century are changing rapidly, and to compete on a global …
2018 NC State Tobacco Tour
We’re pleased to announce that the 2018 NC State University Tobacco Tour has been scheduled and that registration is …
Tobacco Blue Mold Confirmed in NC
Tobacco blue mold was confirmed (July 11, 2017) in commercial tobacco in Caswell County, North Carolina by the Plant …
From the Field-Agronomy Notes: Vol. 2, Num. 6
April 5th, 2017- It’s the first week of April and that means that some producers in central and lower Coastal …
2016 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Entomology Survey Data
As part of our annual flue-cured tobacco production surveys, we ask county extension agents questions about current insect pest-control …
New Tobacco Nutrient Disorder iBook Available
North Carolina State University Extension Specialists published this Tobacco: Diagnosing Nutritional Disorders iBook to provide a portable identification guide …
2019 NC State Tobacco Short Course
Applications are now available for the 2019 NC State University Tobacco Short Course. The program will begin on Monday, …
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