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  • NC Ag Chemicals Manual
  • 2026 Cotton Information
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  • Calculators and Decision Aids
    • Cotton Variety Performance Calculator
    • Cotton Planting Conditions Calculator
    • Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton
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  • 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
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    • 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?
  • Podcasts
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    • Crop & Soil Sciences
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Striped small insect perched on the edge of a white flower petal

Insecticide Recommendations for Tarnished Plant Bug

Published - June 22, 2026 Read
The Gramoxone SL 3.0 trade name as shown on the label.

Syngenta to Stop Selling Gramoxone

Published - March 4, 2026 Read
Figure 2. Asiatic garden beetle feeding starts on the leaf edges and moves inward, resembling other leaf eating pests.

Asiatic Garden Beetle Continues to Threaten Pockets of Cotton Production

Published - June 30, 2026 Read

News From Cotton

early season variation in growth
Is it time for PGR applications? (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - June 24, 2026

Green vine with multiple leaves chewed by insects among dry twigs and bare soil
Scout for Foliage Feeding From Asiatic Garden Beetle

Published - May 26, 2026

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Cotton Planting Conditions May 21,2026

Published - May 21, 2026

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Cotton Planting Conditions May 11, 2026

Published - May 11, 2026

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Cotton Planting conditions May 2, 2026

Published - May 2, 2026

Planting Conditions for 4/23/2026 for Cotton in Rocky Mount
Cotton Planting Conditions April 23, 2026

Published - April 27, 2026

A picture of a dry, no-tillage field ready to be planted with a few weeds present.
Managing Residual Herbicides During a Dry Spring

Published - April 21, 2026

Cotton protected from thrips on left versus not protected on right. Basically there is no cotton on the right
Think About Thrips Management Before Planting

Published - April 14, 2026

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Palmer amaranth in peanuts
Spraying When Hot Peanut Notes No. 143 2026

Published - July 4, 2026

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This Online Course is all about Houseplants

Published - July 3, 2026

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Dan Anco Clemson Comments Peanut Notes No. 142 2026

Published - July 3, 2026

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Fungicide on peanut leaves
Fungicide Program Question Peanut Notes No. 141 2026

Published - July 3, 2026

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Fungicide on peanut leaves
Start of Fungicide Sprays Peanut Notes No. 140 2026

Published - July 3, 2026

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Research plots with Palmer amaranth present
Goosegrass Control Peanut Notes No. 139 2026

Published - July 3, 2026

From: Peanut
Research plots with Palmer amaranth present
Sequential Sprays for Weed Control Peanut Notes No. 138 2026

Published - July 3, 2026

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Palmer amaranth reproductive phase
Tank Mixture Question Peanut Notes No. 137 2026

Published - July 3, 2026

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Research plots with Palmer amaranth present
Controlling Common Lambsquarters Peanut Notes No. 136 2026

Published - July 3, 2026

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Palmer amaranth reproductive phase
Eclipta Control Peanut Notes No. 135 2026

Published - July 3, 2026

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