Orange County "Summary of Agricultural Resources" Guide Book
The Economic Development Department created a new 48-page summary booklet identifying the agricultural themed resources (federal, state county, nonprofits) …
Field Crops
Hessian Fly Adults Are Active- Should You Spray?
Hessian fly eggs have been spotted on wheat in Beaufort County, NC. Larvae will hatch from these eggs and …
At This Campus Lab, Worms Eat Your Leftovers
Rhonda Sherman posted this article that was authored by Carla Davis: June 29, 2017 | Author: Carla Davis, NC State University Sustainability Office You …
Insecticidal Seed Treatment a Good Idea for Sorghum
Gary Cross, Ag Agent in Granville and Person counties has reported seeing sugarcane aphid on one of its hosts, …
Monthly Drought Projections
For more information and a map of the affected areas, please visit NOAA/NWS Climate Prediction Center’s U.S. Monthly Drought …
Why Soil Sample?
RALEIGH — Spring is the best time to fertilize your shrubs as it promotes optimal growth with healthy foliage …
The Breeze Farm Incubator Brochure
The Breeze Farm incubator… provides a place for people interested in learning to farm, but without a place to …
Thinking of Starting a Larger Composting Project?
Throughout North Carolina, there is increasing interest in composting organic waste generated at farms, businesses, institutions, and residences. Food …
NC State's 18th Vermiculture Conference
NC State’s Vermiculture Conference is the only annual training about earthworm farming and mid-to-large-scale vermicomposting in the world. This …
Orange County Community Giving Fund
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- Agricultural Policy, Risk Management, and Crop Insurance Resources
- Insurance Bees
- Insurance Cabbage
- Insurance Cotton
- Insurance Cucumbers
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- Insurance Peanuts
- Insurance Processing Beans
- Insurance Sorghum
- Insurance Soybeans
- Insurance Tobacco
- Insurance Whole Farm Revenue
- Insurance-Corn
Custom Tools for Growers
Information Portals
- Cotton
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Official Variety Testing
- Organic Grains
- Soybeans
- Tobacco Growers Information
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Peanut Growers Information
National eXtension Resources
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NCSU/USDA Forage Program
- Small Farm Field Day June 14, 2018 8 AM-1PM
Publications, Information, and News
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Scouting for Freeze Injury in Winter Wheat
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NC Industrial Hemp Posters
Posters available to print regarding industrial hemp in North Carolina.
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Spined Stilt Bug in Tobacco
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Tobacco (Flue-Cured and Burley)
How to manage pesticides to control insects, diseases, weeds, and other crop pests of flue-cured …
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Peanuts
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Corn (Sweet and Field)
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Small Grain Production Guide
This production guide for wheat and other small grains grown in North Carolina includes sections …
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