Do I Need to Add Sulfur When Top-Dressing Wheat?
After we’ve taken a tissue sample of our wheat crop and received the analysis we can determine if our …
Field Crops
How Does Soil Health Impact Yield?
In order to answer this question two or three years of research isn’t enough. This video discusses soil health …
Video: 5-Minute Field Day on Corn Side-Dressing
Is side-dressing your corn worth the work? Side-dressing equipment and technology is emerging to help farmers improve yield. But is …
How Much Nitrogen Should I Use at Top-Dressing?
Tissue testing is an easy way to know exactly how much nitrogen to put out at top-dress so that …
Farm Policy: AALA Panel Discusses Farming’s Future Under the 117th Congress and Biden Administration
The American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) recently hosted an online panel discussion on what lies ahead for farmers and …
2020 NC Soybean Yield Contest Results Announced
The 2020 North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest winners have been announced in this press release by the NC Soybean Producers Association. Congratulations …
Agenda for In-Service NC Peanut Agent Session Peanut Notes No. 2 2021
For county agents in North Carolina, I will send the link to the Zoom session via email. This is …
Farm Enterprise Education Resources Peanut Notes No. 1 2021
Note to County Agents The following information was provided by Blake Brown. This looks like a good opportunity. Some of …
Hemp Connections Rule Changes on January 1
12/31/2020 – When the pilot hemp program was initiated in North Carolina in 2017, there were no established ways …
Cotton OVT Results (update 1/1/2021)
Below are PDF tables of 2020 cotton OVT results. The Plymouth location had more variation than we would like …
December Crop Report Peanut Notes No. 263 2020
The final report for the V-C Crop was created on December 3. V-C Crop Report December …
Preliminary Cotton OVT Results
We only had three locations for cotton OVT in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. We are only presenting the …
2020 Beaufort County Soybean Variety Trial Results Posted
2020 Beaufort County Soybean Variety Trial Blackland Farm Managers Tour Site, located in Terra Ceia near Pantego, NC Cooperating Grower: DHT …
2021 Winter Cotton Meetings
Our cotton meetings will be held virtually this year using Zoom this year due to COVID-19 and restrictions set …
Post-Emergence Control of Italian Ryegrass
Before top-dressing we want to terminate any weeds that could compete with our wheat crop. In this short video, …
Rancona Seed Treatments Peanut Notes No. 262 2020
The peanut industry is shifting from Dynasty PD to Rancona V PD for seed treatments. I have attached a …
2020 Flue-Cured Tobacco OVT Results - Now Available!
December 15 As 2020 draws to a close, it’s now time to think ahead to the 2021 growing season. Start …
2020 Soybean OVT Data
The 2020 Soybean OVT data is now available on the new variety selection tool: Variety Selection Tool Additionally, we have created …
2020 Tobacco Variety Overview & Selection Webinar
December 11, 2020 The 2021 tobacco season is just around the bend! As we begin the transition, variety selection weighs …
Information on Terrestrial Flatworms and Hammerhead Worms
As if Asian giant hornets weren’t enough, this year also saw media attention on a lesser-known, but bizarre, group …
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