Video: Effects of Winter Crops on Soybean
How do winter crops affect your soybean production? Sixth generation farmer and graduate student, MaKayla Gross, gives us an update …
Agriculture & Food
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PICH Guidebook to Local Foods
Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) serves sixteen counties in northeastern North Carolina. Their goal is to improve access …
Improving Corn Fertilizer and Water Management – Field Video
Want to see an AquaSpy in action in a cornfield? Watch our latest video to learn about this new technology …
Backyard Chicken Series
Backyard Chickens for Beginners Series: The Camden, Currituck, and Perquimans County Extension Services will be teaching a two-part webinar series …
What's Growing in Gates County
Updated: August 11th updates: Corn video, Soybean video, Peanut video, Cotton video August 3rd updates: Corn video, Soybean video, Peanut video, …
New Online Poultry Resources Available for 2020
With everything going on in the world right now, we know there is a lot of uncertainty about many …
Fall 2020 Pesticide School Schedule Available
The Fall 2020 Pesticide Safety School Schedule is now available for registrants who are seeking initial licensing in one …
Frost Update for Fruit and Vegetable Growers 5/6/2020
There is a possibility of a frost event this weekend in Northeastern NC. Growers can use this table, provided …
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 …
Chowan Co. Watermelon Variety Demonstration Trial
Watermelons are the most prevalent horticultural crop grown in Chowan County, North Carolina. In April, 2019, a watermelon variety …
NCDA&CS Taking Measures to Help Farmers and Agribusinesses During Shelter in Place
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) is taking preventive measures since the state has issued a …
Crop Protection Programs Sign-Up Deadline Approaching
The signup deadline for the USDA programs will be here soon. Shelby Myers is an Economist with the American …
Turkey Show Tips From the Girls Who Know
The 2019 Youth Market Turkey Show is just around the corner and youth all over the state are preparing …
Are You Prepared for Wildfire
This week the Drought Monitor map indicates that large portions of North Carolina are drying out. Even after a …
Farm Crisis Assistance for Farmers
The past few years have been especially hard on farmers, with drought, flooding, fires, tariffs and related market instability …
Gatesville Plow Day Announced
Gatesville Plow Day at Jubilant Fields March 16, 2019 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jubilant Fields, 701 Court St., Gatesville, NC 27938 For …
Auxin Herbicide Required Training
All persons planning to apply dicamba (Engenia, FeXapan, or XtendiMax) to Xtend cotton or soybeans or 2,4-D (Enlist Duo …
Responder Warning Reminder
Joint statement from N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, N.C. State University Cooperative Extension, and N.C. Cattlemen’s Association During …
Swine Well-Being During Flood Recovery
Hurricane Florence in 2018 has resulted in record levels of flooding in much of North Carolina. Many swine producers …
North Carolina Department of Revenue Waives Diesel Fuel Penalty Due to Hurricane Florence
UPDATE: This is related to Executive Order No. 60: Amending Executive Order No. 57 to Permit Sale, Distribution, and …
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Central North Carolina Planting Calendar for Annual Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs
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Soil Sampling Strategies for Site-Specific Field Management
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Soybean Sunscald
Sunscald is caused by bright sunlight on a wet leaf after exposure to high temperatures. …
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Soybean Fertilizer Burn
Fertilizer burn can occur to the soybean seed from an in-furrow application and to the …
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Soybean Compaction
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Soybean Cold Damage
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