Making Smart Soybean Replanting Decisions
Making the decision to replant soybeans can be a challenge. Knowing the facts about your existing soybean stand and …
Field Crops
Stripe Rust Alert May 1st, 2020
Over the last week stripe rust has been reported in several counties across North Carolina (Table 1). A stripe …
Cotton Planting Conditions May 1, 2020
Keith Edmisten, Professor of Crop Science & Soil Sciences and Extension Cotton Specialist Guy Collins, Extension Associate Professor – Cotton Soil …
Scout Stink Bugs in Seedling Corn
A lot of folks have noticed more stink bugs than normal for this time of year. The most common …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 29, 2020
This is the fourth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flight timings are …
Early Planted Soybean Webinar RECORDING
Are you considering planting soybeans in NC soon? Please see this recording of our recent webinar on early planted soybeans. If …
Your Best Thrips Management Plan Starts Before You Plant (Reisig, Huseth)
According to Dr. Edmisten and Collins, planting conditions might improve for safe planting around May 3. With planters rolling …
Cotton Planting Conditions April 27, 2020
Keith Edmisten, Professor of Crop Science & Soil Sciences and Extension Cotton Specialist Guy Collins, Extension Associate Professor – Cotton Soil …
Preventing Seedling Diseases in Early Planted Soybeans
One of the things to consider, as we’re planting earlier soybeans, is the possibility of seedling disease and seed …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 22, 2020
This is the third of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Cool weather has continued to …
Early Planted Soybean Webinar RESCHEDULED
Are you considering planting soybeans in NC soon? Have questions or input on planting soybeans early in this state? …
Mathews Family Farms Connects With NC FarmLink
We are proud to have briefly crossed virtual paths with Kevin Mathews of Mathews Family Farms in the Yadkin River Valley …
Managing Cereal Rye for Benefits in Cotton and Soybeans
Cover crops are used by cotton and soybean farmers in North Carolina for a multitude of reasons. On-farm research …
Low Head Scab Risk Throughout North Carolina
Wheat and Barley Scab Risk Low Throughout North Carolina For wheat flowering around April 17, risk of damage from Fusarium …
Cereal Leaf Beetle in Wheat
Is Cereal Leaf Beetle a problem in your wheat crop this year? CLB is a pest that tends to …
NC State PDIC to Expand Modified Operations
This announcement was updated Friday May 29th, 2020 from a previous version The NC State Plant Disease and Insect …
Planting Soybeans Into a Cereal Rye Cover Crop
Want to know more about the benefits cereal rye can have on your soybean crop? Learn the advantages of …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 13, 2020
This is the second of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Last week’s cool temperatures pushed …
Optimizing Soybean Planting Date and Maturity Group in NC
If you missed the 2020 County Extension Meetings, we will be providing relevant 2019 research video updates over the …
Scouting for Freeze Injury
Last night, April 10th, 2020, some areas in North Carolina experienced temperatures in the mid to low 30s and …
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