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Cotton Jassid: Insights From Other Regions on a New Pest

February 3, 2026

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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

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)

September 11, 2025

Underside of a leaf with cotton jassids
Invasive Cotton Jassid Arrives in North Carolina Cotton

September 9, 2025

2025 Farm Bill Information Meetings

September 4, 2025

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The 2025 NC Cotton Field Day is Only One Week Away

September 4, 2025

Cotton jassid adult about 2-3 millimeters in length
Invasive Cotton Jassid is an Emerging Threat to Southeastern Cotton

September 2, 2025

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Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests

August 29, 2025

Graph showing soybean looper moth activity
Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- Soybean Looper Numbers Up

August 21, 2025

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Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests

August 18, 2025

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2025 NC Cotton Field Day Is Less Than a Month Away

August 12, 2025

Leaves on cotton plants wilting due to heat and lack of water.
Management Considerations for the Current Crop Situation (Collins & Edmisten)

July 26, 2025

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2025 NC Cotton Field Day Scheduled for Thursday, September 11th

July 7, 2025

Map of North Carolina with pins showing the trial locations
Bt Corn and Refuge: Smart Planting for Long-Term Success

June 19, 2025

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Insecticide Recommendations for Tarnished Plant Bug

June 18, 2025

cotton plant dinged up by thrips
Thrips Applications, Insecticide Choice, and Rainfall

May 28, 2025

A map of North Carolina temperatures showing cooler temps in the west and warmer temps around 70 degrees in the east.
Cotton Planting Conditions: May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

Weedy grass growing between rows of corn.
Potential Short-Term Economic Impact of Losing Glyphosate in North Carolina

May 7, 2025

Thrips Infestation Predictor within-season risk running from green (low risk) to red (high risk)
How to Nail 2025 Thrips Management (Reisig, Huseth)

April 28, 2025

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UPDATE on Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

April 28, 2025

DD60 Planting Forecast from 4/28 until 5/8.
Cotton Planting Conditions April 27, 2025

April 27, 2025

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IMPORTANT Message for Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

April 18, 2025

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Is Starter Fertilizer Essential for Cotton? (Collins & Edmisten)

March 26, 2025

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Preparations for Cotton Planting, March 24th Update (Collins, Edmisten, Foote, & Farrer)

March 24, 2025

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

March 6, 2025

Striped small insect perched on the edge of a white flower petal
Preserve Cotton Yield by Addressing Tarnished Plant Bug

March 5, 2025

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Saving Money on Cotton in 2025? Don't Skimp on Scouting & Treating Mite and Insect Pests

March 5, 2025

Timeline showing the considerations for cotton pests throughout the growing season
Timeline for Cotton Pest Management Considerations

March 5, 2025

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Instructions for Collecting and Submitting Cotton Seed Samples to NCDA for Warm / Cool Germ Testing

February 6, 2025

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2025 Winter Cotton Meetings & 2025 NC Commodities Conference

January 6, 2025

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Preliminary Cotton OVT Yield Data for 2 and 3 Year Averages

December 30, 2024

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Preliminary 2024 Cotton OVT Results Including Newly Announced Commercial Varieties.

December 18, 2024

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2024 Cotton Official Variety Preliminary Results

December 10, 2024

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Insecticide Ratings for Cotton

December 9, 2024

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Yield Results for the 2024 NC on-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program

November 21, 2024

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