Save the Date: NC Crop Protection School
The 71st Annual Crop Protection School will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at the Johnston County Agricultural Center …
Pest Management
Non-Bt Hybrid Yield Trial Results and Why You Should Plant Non-Bt Corn as Resistance Insurance
All growers who plant Bt corn in North Carolina are required by law to plant non-Bt corn (refuge). Details …
Planning for Thrips Infestations in 2019 Cotton (Huseth, Reisig)
Tobacco thrips surveys across the northern coastal plain found moderate numbers of tobacco thrips in weeds and wheat (Bertie, …
Field Repair and Burndown: Tillage Effects on Weeds
Authored by: Charlie Cahoon and Wes Everman Most folks are trying to put the 2018 growing season behind them, especially …
Questions About Leaf Spot Control Peanut Notes No. 104 2018
Here are some questions we’ve gotten about different leaf spot scenarios that have developed over the past couple of …
Handouts From June Agent Training Peanut Notes No. 65 2018
Thanks to all the County Agents attending last week’s training at the Upper Coastal Plain Research Station. Here are …
Ag Production - Winter Meetings
**Pre-Registration is required for the following programs. Register by calling the Gates County Extension Center, 357-1400.** Pesticide credits and sponsored meal available at …
Hard to Think About Winter Weeds Now, But It Is Time
Winter is still months away but the time to apply preemergence herbicides to control fall-germinating weeds is upon us. …
Brunswick Agent Teaches IPM to Master Gardeners
Brunswick County Horticulture Agent Sam Marshall explained some basic Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, tenets on the Master Gardener podcast Getting …
Kudzu Bug Expectations for 2014
I have been monitoring a kudzu patch in Edgecombe Co. since late April this year. As expected, adults from …
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- NC Pesticide Safety Education
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- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
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