Save the Date: NC Crop Protection School
The 71st Annual Crop Protection School will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at the Johnston County Agricultural Center …
Pest Management
Non-Bt Hybrid Yield Trial Results and Why You Should Plant Non-Bt Corn as Resistance Insurance
All growers who plant Bt corn in North Carolina are required by law to plant non-Bt corn (refuge). Details …
Planning for Thrips Infestations in 2019 Cotton (Huseth, Reisig)
Tobacco thrips surveys across the northern coastal plain found moderate numbers of tobacco thrips in weeds and wheat (Bertie, …
Field Repair and Burndown: Tillage Effects on Weeds
Authored by: Charlie Cahoon and Wes Everman Most folks are trying to put the 2018 growing season behind them, especially …
Impact of Guava Root Knot Nematode Internal Quarantine on Tobacco and Field Crops in NC
Meloidogyne enterolobii Internal Quarantine from NCDA On Friday, October 5, 2018, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released a press …
Areolate Mildew Confirmed in North Carolina
Areolate mildew (Ramularia areola syn. Ramularia gossypii) has been confirmed on samples collected from Halifax County, North Carolina. This …
Update on Suspected Areolate Mildew in North Carolina
Recently, cotton producers have been concerned with areolate mildew (Ramularia areola syn. Ramularia gossypii) in North Carolina cotton. This …
Should We Worry About Earworms in Bt Corn?
Earworm populations (known as bollworm in cotton) were relatively low in our system from 2011 to 2016. Arguably, at …
A Simple Science Experiment: Temperature Inversion
After walking a dicamba complaint last summer in Virginia, I could come to only one conclusion. It had to …
Stink Bug Decision Aid App Now Available
The Stink Bug Decision Aid App is now available for phones using the iOS platform free of charge thanks to …
COTTON DISEASE UPDATE: Leaf Spots on Cotton
Steve Koenning, Extension Plant Pathologist and Keith Edmisten Cotton Extension Specialist COTTON DISEASE UPDATE: Leaf spots on Cotton Leaf spot on …
Wet Weather Blight on Cotton
Keith Edmisten and Steve Koenning The wet cloudy weather at planting was fairly conducive to wet weather blight, particularly for …
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