Survey for Farmers About Internet Connectivity
From the North Carolina Department of Information Technology: The North Carolina Broadband Infrastructure Office, with the Friday Institute at NC State …
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Handouts Agent Training Session January 2020 Peanut Notes No. 8 2020
Handouts from the agent training session on January 15 relative to peanuts are provided at the following links: Brandenburg Insects …
2019 Soybean Yield Contest Results Posted
The 2019 Soybean Yield Contest results are now available on the Soybean Extension Portal. The NC Soybean Yield Contest categories …
#Farmerstrong - an Idea Worth Seeding
Michelle Grainger, Managing Director of the Executive Farm Management Program, gave a Tedx talk in Cary, NC on December …
DEA Certified Labs for Testing Your Hemp
1/14/2020 – The new federal hemp rules require hemp testing to be conducted by DEA registered laboratories only. Growers …
2020 Soybean Production Meeting Schedule
The NC State Extension Soybean Team and County Extension agents will cover a diversity of topics related to soybean …
Fantastic 102 Acre Farm and Farm House for Lease Near Murphy, NC
This historic family-owned property was recently used to raise grass-fed beef before being partially converted to corn and soybean …
Grain Sorghum in Rotation With Peanut Peanut Notes No. 7 2020
The attached table includes data from a rotation trial conducted at Lewiston-Woodville. These data indicate that in conventional tillage, …
Save Money and Slow Resistance by Skipping Insecticidal Seed Treatments in Soybean
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2020 Cotton Production Meeting and Auxin Training Schedule (Collins, Edmisten, & Cahoon)
The 2020 meeting season is upon us. We currently have several cotton production meetings slated across the state from …
On-Farm Fiber Quality Results for 2019 (Collins & Edmisten)
Fiber Quality results for the 2019 NC On-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program are now in. In addition to yield, …
Peanut Response to Apogee in Research in Bertie County Peanut Notes No. 6 2020
Results from a trial conducted with a grower in Bertie County by Billy Barrow are provided in the following …
Nematode Suppression in Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 5 2020
Results from trials conducted with a grower in Bertie County by Billy Barrow are provided in the following links. …
Peanut Production Contest Regulations Peanut Notes No. 4 2020
See the criteria needed for county champion entries and recognition for the Group of Sixty and 5000 Pound Club …
2020 Peanut Production Meeting Schedule Peanut Notes No. 3 2020
The following link contains dates for peanut production meetings in NC and surrounding …
Weed Management Report NC Ag Foundation Peanut Notes No. 2 2020
The following is a final report for a project funded from 2017-2019 by the North Carolina Ag Foundation and …
Organic Peanut Report NC Ag Foundation Peanut Notes No. 1 2020
The following is a final report for a project funded from 2017-2019 by the North Carolina Ag Foundation and …
2019 Beaufort County Soybean Variety Trial Results
We performed two soybean variety trials in Beaufort County this year. We also served as a site for the …
Important Information From NCDA&CS About Hemp Licenses
On November 21, 2019, we posted information about how the new USDA interim final rule would potentially impact our …
EPA Approves Pesticides for Hemp
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved 10 pesticides for use on hemp. Of the pesticides approved, 9 are …
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