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White tent insect trap in apple orchard

WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - May 5, 2026

Published - May 5, 2026 Read
Fire blight in an apple tree

Apple Disease Update: Week of May 3, 2026

Published - May 5, 2026 Read
Sprayer spraying apple trees

WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - April 28, 2026

Published - April 29, 2026 Read

News From Southern Appalachian Apples

Blackening of the midvein due to shoot blight
Apple Disease Update: Week of April 27, 2026

Published - April 27, 2026

View of mountains with apple orchard in foreground
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - April 20, 2026

Published - April 27, 2026

Elongation Apple Shoot
Apple Diease Update: Week of April 20, 2026

Published - April 20, 2026

Codling moth synthetic lure in sticky insect trap, with captured codling moth
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 13, 2026

Published - April 20, 2026

Photo of the petal fall phenological stage of an apple flower
2026 Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall + Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - April 9, 2026

Delta-style insect trap in apple tree during bloom
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Update - April 6, 2026

Published - April 6, 2026

Native bee on apple flower
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - March 30, 2026

Published - April 3, 2026

Bloom on an apple tree in a trellis block
2026 Apple Disease Update: Bloom

Published - March 31, 2026

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Kristi Willard receiving CALS Award
Celebrating Excellence: Kristi Willard Receives the CALS Award of Excellence for Public Service

Published - May 6, 2026

From: Family and Consumer Science Program
Forsyth County top scoring Senior Division WHEP Team (L-R): John Tyler, Lucy Mehaffey, Calloway Mehaffey, and Maggie Mehaffey.
Record Number of Youth Test Their Wildlife Knowledge

Published - May 5, 2026

From: Extension Forestry
stack of rolled sod
2026 Sod Growers Survey

Published - May 5, 2026

From: TurfFiles
Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)  a black and white mosquito biting a person.
Mosquito's Are Back . . .

Published - May 5, 2026

From: Gardening
Judging Practice
NC Skillathon & Livestock Judging Clinics

Published - May 5, 2026

From: Youth Livestock Program
Peanut seedling that has recently emerged
One-Two Punch for Thrips Suppression Peanut Notes No. 64 2026

Published - May 5, 2026

From: Peanut
Planting peanuts near Lewiston North Carolina
Use of In-furrow Products Peanut Notes No. 63 2026

Published - May 5, 2026

From: Peanut
hole caused by the feeding of a corn earworm larva
Corn Earworm and False Chinch Bug Reports in Strawberries

Published - May 5, 2026

From: Strawberry Growers Information
Animals grazing
Annual Forage & Livestock Webinar Series Schedule (2026)

Published - May 5, 2026

From: Forages
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Grassroots Energy, Real-World Solutions: A Conversation with Jonathon Smith

Published - May 4, 2026

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