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Attend the 2026 NC Produce Safety Professionals Conference!

Published - October 30, 2026 Read
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Attend a Produce Safety Alliance Training in NC

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Cyclospora cases in NC

Published - July 29, 2026

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Update on Cyclosporiasis Cases and Information

Published - July 17, 2026

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Cleaning and Sanitation for the Blueberry Industry

Published - April 10, 2026

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Join Us for the 2025 NC Produce Safety Professionals Conference!

Published - October 16, 2025

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Food safety training for packing house managers and supervisors

Published - July 16, 2025

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Implementing the Final Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Rule Workshops

Published - March 27, 2025

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Ensuring Water Is of Sanitary Quality for Pesticide Applications After Hurricane Helene

Published - October 11, 2024

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Assessing Damage in Produce Crops During Times of Excessive Rainfall

Published - September 26, 2024

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2026 North Carolina Standard Size Diploid (Seeded) Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Report is Now Available

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Cucurbits
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Searching for the Brighter Pod Episode 12 Peanut Breeding Program Peanut Notes No. 258 2026

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Peanut
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Tomato Spotted Wilt Question Peanut Notes No. 257 2026

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Peanut
A gardener is interviewing an expert on adaptive tools. A variety of trowels and hand tools sit on the table. The expert is wearing an adaptive device that fits over their forearm and attaches to a trowel to make digging easier.
Lifelong Gardening Video by NC Cooperative Extension, Chatham County

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Gardening
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Yield Results for the 2026 NC On-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - November 13, 2026

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Seedless watermelons harvested in Clinton, NC
2026 North Carolina Standard and Mini Size Triploid (Seedless) Watermelon Cultigen Evaluation Report is Now Available

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Cucurbits
A farmer harvests a soy bean field off Old US 264 in Wilson County near Saratoga.
How Much Fuel Does an Acre Take? Budget-Based Estimates for North Carolina Crops

Published - November 13, 2026

From: Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
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Turkey Food Safety

Published - November 12, 2026

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Peanut Grower Newsletter Column Peanut Notes No. 256 2026

Published - November 11, 2026

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2026 WNC Beef Conference

Published - November 10, 2026

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