disease threat

Protecting North Carolina’s blueberries: Research tackles diseases old and new

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Blueberry researcher looking into microscope

Developing better blueberry varieties is only part of the work needed to keep North Carolina’s blueberry industry thriving. Protecting those plants from diseases, and helping growers respond when new threats emerge, is just as important. That work falls to researchers like Bill Cline and Caleb Bollenbacher, Extension plant pathologists with North Carolina State University based … Read more

Avian influenza back in the Atlantic flyways and being found in wild birds along the East Coast. Poultry farmers and owners urged to be vigilant with biosecurity protocols with their birds.

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Summary: Nationally and along the East Coast, we are seeing the re-emergence of avian influenza in the wild bird population. Because of the threat this presents to our poultry industry, we urge producers to maintain heightened biosecurity protocols to protect their birds from contact with potentially infected wild birds. Today’s Topic with Southern Farm Network’s … Read more