Plant Populations and Replanting Peanut Notes No. 68 2020
One important question this year is what is the yield loss with lower plant populations? This can be difficult …
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Estimate and Sources of Information From Extension Service to Farmers Peanut Notes No. 67 2020
Recently I was asked by Dr. Marshall Lamb with the National Peanut Research Lab in Dawson, Georgia to provide …
Time to Be Monitoring Your Cotton Crop (Collins, Edmisten, Reisig, Cahoon, & Huseth)
This planting season has been frustrating to say the least. We had a 5-day stretch of good planting weather …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 2, 2020
This is the ninth weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment update. Third generation flights have now occurred at all …
Early Season Kudzu Bug Management During 2020
I tweeted last month that there was no shortage of kudzu bugs around and that I expected some beans …
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 …
Thrips and Valor Injury Anco Clemson Peanut Notes No. 66 2020
Comments from Dan Anco, Clemson University Attached are images of thrips injury and valor injury. Depending on the size of …
Images Relative to Paraquat and Thrips Injury Peanut Notes No. 65 2020
The following images can help you make decisions on whether or not to apply paraquat to peanuts based on …
Thrips Injury 25 Days After Planting Peanut Notes No. 64 2020
The following images are from one of Rick and Brian’s trials this spring at Lewiston-Woodville. Thrips Injury 25 Days After …
Behind Planting My Full Season Soybeans: What Maturity Group Can I Use?
Many growers are now planting soybeans later than they intended to. Whether it is because wet weather prevented fields …
Thrips Control Critical Peanut Notes No. 63 2020
We need to give the peanut crop as much of a kick start as possible against thrips. Based on early-season …
Failed Cotton Stand....Now What? (Cahoon and Everman)
Unfortunately, last week’s rain proved too much for many cotton fields. For those pondering their replant options, here are …
Land Use Trends, FarmLink Success Stories, Website
Webinar about general land management trends across the state, a handful of NC FarmLink success stories, and how to …
V-C Region Crop Report Peanut Notes No. 62 2020
The most recent crop report for the Virginia-Carolina region can be found at the link below: VC Crop Report May …
Important Changes for Stink Bug Thresholds in Corn for 2020
The threshold for stink bugs in corn is changing based on recent research conducted in both North Carolina and …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 26, 2020
This is the eighth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flights have now …
Thrips Injury and Paraquat Peanut Notes No. 61 2020
If peanuts have considerable thrips injury because systemic insecticide did not perform well, DO NOT apply paraquat until the …
Replanting Considerations Peanut Notes No. 60 2020
Unlike 2019, some areas of the state have received excessive rainfall in May, especially during the past week. The …
Anco SC Peanut Update Peanut Notes No. 59 2020
South Carolina Peanut Update Dan Anco Peanut acres in the state were more than half planted at the beginning of this …
Timing Wheat Harvest for Top Quality
When is the best time to harvest for top quality milling and baking wheat? Harvest timing and weather influence wheat …
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