Red and green apples on white roller conveyor belt

Food safety training for packing house managers and supervisors

Published - July 16, 2025 Read
Delta-style insect trap in apple tree during bloom

WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - April 6, 2026

Published - April 6, 2026 Read
Native bee on apple flower

WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - March 30, 2026

Published - April 3, 2026 Read

News From Southern Appalachian Apples

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2026 Apple Disease Update: Bloom

Published - March 31, 2026

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March 30-April 3, 2026: Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - March 29, 2026

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March 27, 2026: Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - March 26, 2026

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2026 Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - March 23, 2026

Apple phenology stages of tight cluster and pink
2026 Apple Disease Update: Tight Cluster and Pink Bud

Published - March 23, 2026

Budding trees with greenhouse and other buildings in background
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - March 23, 2026

Published - March 23, 2026

Gala apple blossom with no visible injury to the pistil. This would be categorized as a viable blossom. Photo by Tom Kon, NC State.
Assessing apple bud damage following an advective freeze

Published - March 23, 2026

An image of young high density apple orchard. Trees are trained to a trellis and the base of the trunks (lower 2') are coated in white latex paint to minimize southwest injury.
Commercial Tree Fruit Extension Meeting in Henderson County [February 20th]

Published - February 13, 2026

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A yellow Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on a purple coneflower
Want to support pollinators? Plant pollinator habitat!

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Pollinators
Circular illustration showing three crops (a small plant, corn, and a broadleaf plant) above ground with an extensive shared root system below the soil, symbolizing plant health and underlying causes. The design is labeled “Root Cause Reports, NC 2025"
Tobacco is now on Root Cause Reports

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information
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Crop Sense Podcast: Early Tobacco Disease Management

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information
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2026 Candace Norman Service Award Applications Open

Published - April 8, 2026

From: Equine Husbandry
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New Spray Drone Resources: Event Recordings & Swath Testing Webinar

Published - April 7, 2026

From: Digital Agriculture
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Operation S.A.F.E. Pattern Testing Fly-In

Published - April 7, 2026

From: Digital Agriculture
Dr. Dara Bloom receiving an award from Dr. David Monks at the NCSU Outreach and Engagement Awards Ceremony
NC State Celebrates Dr. Dara Bloom: A Career Dedicated to Transforming Local Food Systems

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Local Food
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AWIS Alert: Frost Night Ahead

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Strawberry Growers Information
A Durham community member counts pollinators and records the number counted in a verdant demonstration garden for the 2025 Great Southeast Pollinator Census .
See How Pollinator Census Participation Makes a Difference in the 2025 Annual Report

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
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Cultivating the Market: A Conversation with Jean Brownfield

Published - April 6, 2026

From: Local Food
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