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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
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    • 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?
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The Gramoxone SL 3.0 trade name as shown on the label.

Syngenta to Stop Selling Gramoxone

Published - March 4, 2026 Read
Underside of leaf with cluster of small green aphids along central vein; text "Scott Graham, Auburn"

Cotton Jassid: Insights From Other Regions on a New Pest

Published - February 3, 2026 Read

News From Cotton

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Preparations for Cotton Planting (Collins, Edmisten, Foote, & Farrer)

Published - March 12, 2026

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Final Cotton OVT Results

Published - January 30, 2026

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

Published - December 5, 2025

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Preliminary Cotton OVT Results for 2025

Published - November 26, 2025

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

Published - November 22, 2025

Hurricane forecast map showing a major storm tracking west-northwest across the Atlantic with projected intensification to Category 4 before curving northward off the U.S. East Coast. The forecast cone includes portions of the southeastern U.S. coast near
Management Strategies When Tropical Weather Approaches (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - September 25, 2025

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Defoliation Strategies for the Current Crop (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - September 21, 2025

Scatter plot with trend lines showing the percentage of likely harvestable cotton bolls by bloom date across four locations when defoliated on November 1st. Rocky Mount maintains the highest harvestable percentage through mid-September, while Sandhills, L
Timely Management Is Important as We Move Into the Fall (Collins & Edmisten)

Published - September 11, 2025

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Nematode Suppression with Outreach SC Peanut Notes No. 45 2026

Published - April 11, 2026

From: Peanut
Variety Trial
Pod Rot Management Peanut Notes No. 44 2026

Published - April 11, 2026

From: Peanut
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Preemergence Herbicides for Reduced Till Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 43 2026

Published - April 11, 2026

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Zinc Question Peanut Notes No. 42 2026

Published - April 11, 2026

From: Peanut
Profile of peanut maturity based on pod mesocap color.
Jordan V-C News Spring Issue Peanut Notes No. 41 2026

Published - April 10, 2026

From: Peanut
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Cleaning and Sanitation for the Blueberry Industry

Published - April 10, 2026

From: NC Fresh Produce Safety
Description of categories for 2026 Southeast Farmstead Dairy Products Competition
Southeast Farmstead Dairy Products Competition Announced

Published - April 10, 2026

From: Dairy
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2026 Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall + Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - April 9, 2026

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
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Managing Trees Under Drought Conditions

Published - April 9, 2026

From: Extension Forestry
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Calling All Dairy Goat Producers!

Published - April 9, 2026

From: Dairy
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