Fresh market tomatoes

2026 Fungicide Guide for Tomatoes in North Carolina

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2026 NC Watermelon Production Meeting

January 22, 2026 Read
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2026 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook

January 9, 2026 Read

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2026 Sweetpotato Production Meetings
Regional Sweetpotato Production Meetings

January 12, 2026

From: Nash County Center
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2025 Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo

September 25, 2025

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2025 Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Conference

September 19, 2025

North Carolina Sweetpotatoes Field Day — 9 October 2025, Clinton Research Station, Clinton NC
2025 NC Sweetpotato Field Day

September 19, 2025

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

August 8, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Cucumber downy mildew
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Found 7/30/2025 in Haywood County

July 30, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Figure 1. Symptomatic concentric lesions on pepper fruits caused by Colletotrichum species.
Be on the Lookout for Pepper Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum Scovillei

June 12, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Cucumber leaves showing yellow chlorotic spots and pronounced veining
Downy Mildew Confirmed on Cucumbers in Eastern North Carolina

June 11, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
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A group of people standing around a table full of pots of media, cutting boards, knives, and roots of various native woodland botanicals. This was a workshop to teach propagation.
Our Latest Newsletter-Full of Agroforestry Events and Truffle News

February 21, 2026

From: New Crops & Organics
Tractor spraying pesticides on vegetable field with sprayer at spring
Attention North Carolina Pesticide Applicators: Mandatory Regulatory Update Required

February 16, 2026

From: Pesticide Safety
A woman and her black and white dog searching the soil in an orchard for truffles.
We’ve Made an Exciting Discovery in Our NC State University Research Truffle Orchard!

February 5, 2026

From: New Crops & Organics
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Spring 2026 (January-June) Pesticide Safety Schools

February 4, 2026

From: Pesticide Safety
a flier describing the 2026 online forest farming office hours dates and description
2026 Online Forest Farming Office Hours!

January 26, 2026

From: New Crops & Organics
A woman in a hat harvesting seeds from goldenseal plants in the woods.
Agroforestry Grants for Farmers and Landowners

January 20, 2026

From: New Crops & Organics
a list of the number of events, trainings, research projects, etc. done by the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program n 2025
A Highly Productive Year for the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

December 19, 2025

From: New Crops & Organics
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Yellow-Legged Hornet on the Doorstep of NC

December 11, 2025

From: Entomology
Four women in work clothes standing in front of a field of medicinal herbs
Help Keep Our Program Staffed-End of Year Fundraising

December 9, 2025

From: New Crops & Organics
Yellow flesh watermelon
2025 North Carolina Standard Size Triploid Watermelon Cultivar Evaluation Study Now Available

November 24, 2025

From: Cucurbits
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