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This is the ninth weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment update. Third generation flights have now occurred at all …
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Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 11, 2020
This is the sixth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flights have now …
Find a Farm, Find Farmland, Zoom Webinar, May 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
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Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 22, 2020
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Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 13, 2020
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How to Sample Hay Bales for Nutritive Value Analysis
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Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 7, 2020
Managing tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in North Carolina tobacco requires both pre transplant and post transplant decisions, which …
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Sanders Ridge Farm Brings on New Farmers in Yadkin County
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