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  • NC Ag Chemicals Manual
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    • Cotton Variety Performance Calculator
    • Cotton Planting Conditions Calculator
    • Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton
    • Crop Comparison Tool
    • NCDA Cotton Seed Quality Database
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    • Spray Conditions Tool (Desktop)
  • Deficiency & Injury Symptoms
    • NC State Plant Disease & Insect Clinic
    • NCDA&CS Agronomic Services - Soil Testing
    • NCDA&CS Agronomic Services - Plant Tissue Analysis
    • 2025 NCDA Cotton Seed Sampling Instructions and Procedures
  • Cotton Insect Management
    • North Carolina Cotton Insect Scouting Guide
    • Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton
    • Light Trap Information
    • Managing Thrips in Cotton
    • Tarnished Plant Bug Management in Cotton
    • 2024 Insecticide Ratings for Cotton
    • Excluding Boll Weevil Saves North Carolina Cotton Producers Money
    • Cotton Jassid: New Pest of Cotton in North Carolina
  • Cotton Disease Management
  • More Resources for Agents
    • Cotton Crash Course 2020
    • Virtual Field Day Presentations
    • Alternative Product Demonstrations
    • More Resources
  • Hurricane Preparedness Guide
  • Old Carolina Cotton Notes
    • Guidelines for Use of a Wick Applicator for Applying Mepiquat Chloride
    • Calibration of a Wick Delivery System for Mepiquat Chloride
  • Soil Health: What Does It Mean?
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Cotton Jassid: Insights From Other Regions on a New Pest

— February 3, 2026 Read

News From Cotton

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Final Cotton OVT Results

January 30, 2026

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Fiber Quality Results From the 2025 NC on-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program (Collins & Edmisten)

December 5, 2025

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Preliminary Cotton OVT Results for 2025

November 26, 2025

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Yield Results for the 2025 NC on-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program (Collins & Edmisten)

November 22, 2025

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Management Strategies When Tropical Weather Approaches (Collins & Edmisten)

September 25, 2025

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Defoliation Strategies for the Current Crop (Collins & Edmisten)

September 21, 2025

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Timely Management Is Important as We Move Into the Fall (Collins & Edmisten)

September 11, 2025

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Invasive Cotton Jassid Arrives in North Carolina Cotton

September 9, 2025

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Stay in the Loop!

February 26, 2026

From: NC AgVentures
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Extension 2025-26 Annual Report, Impact Resources Available

February 25, 2026

From: Marketing
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Our Latest Newsletter-Full of Agroforestry Events and Truffle News

February 21, 2026

From: New Crops & Organics
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A Photo Guide to Blueberry Diseases in the Southeast

February 20, 2026

From: Blueberries
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NC 4-H Camps Are HIRING!

February 20, 2026

From: North Carolina 4-H
19th Annual NC Caneberry Association Meeting & Field Day, March 5, 2026, 9AM–1:30PM, Chris Matthis Farm
19th Annual NC Caneberry Association Meeting and Field Day 2026

February 20, 2026

From: Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
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Extension's 2026 Summer Internship Program

February 18, 2026

From: Career Pathways
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Please Complete the Beef on Dairy Cattle Survey!

February 18, 2026

From: Dairy
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Spring Plant Sales Support EMG Volunteer Service

February 17, 2026

From: Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
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Insect and Mite Pests Under Strawberry Covers

February 17, 2026

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