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Effective bloom dates for Roanoke Rapids
False Alarm, Yet Another Update: Defoliation Timing and Chasing This Top Crop (Collins & Edmisten)

October 16, 2020

Bloom date chart for Roanoke Rapids
Hopefully the Final Update: Defoliation Timing and Chasing This Top Crop (Collins & Edmisten)

October 12, 2020

Roanoke Rapids Bloom Date chart
Another Update: Defoliation Timing and Chasing This Top Crop (Collins & Edmisten)

October 5, 2020

Albemarle data chart
Update: Defoliation Timing and Chasing This Top Crop (Collins & Edmisten)

September 30, 2020

Roanoke Rapids heat unit accumulation chart
Defoliation Timing and Chasing This Top Crop (Collins & Edmisten)

September 25, 2020

Flagging blooms
Top vs. Bottom Crop…Deciding Which Crop to Chase (Collins & Edmisten)

August 28, 2020

Fallow (left) vs. cereal rye cover crop (right).
Gearing Up for Cover Crops: Consider Weed Management Benefits

August 26, 2020

Brown-striped caterpillar curled on a green seed pod surrounded by leaves
Should You Stop Treating Cotton for Insects?

August 25, 2020

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NCDA&CS Cotton Seed Testing Pilot Program Report

August 10, 2020

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Questions About PGRs at This Point in the Season (Collins & Edmisten)

August 6, 2020

Beige moth resting on a green leaf among foliage
Bollworm Flight Beginning in Some Locations

July 21, 2020

NC map with sample-date dots; legend 1-Jul red, 3-Jul orange, 7-Jul blue, 8-Jul purple
Timing Is Everything: Plant Bug Scouting for Differently Aged Fields

July 7, 2020

End-Season Growth Potential chart
Pre-Bloom PGR Decisions (Collins & Edmisten)

July 2, 2020

Small striped bug with long antennae perched on a white flower petal
Pre-Bloom Plant Bug Management

June 30, 2020

Palmer amaranth. Photo Credit: Virginia Tech Weed Science.
Managing Weeds in Light of the Current Dicamba Ruling (Everman and Cahoon)

June 10, 2020

Clinton, NC (CLIN) — Conditions may not be acceptable for spraying. Use caution.
Spray Conditions Tool for NC ECONet is Live (Cahoon and Everman)

June 9, 2020

Herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth.
Dicamba Update: EPA Issues Cancellation and Existing Stocks Order (Cahoon and Everman)

June 8, 2020

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Time to Be Monitoring Your Cotton Crop (Collins, Edmisten, Reisig, Cahoon, & Huseth)

June 3, 2020

Poor cotton stand.
Failed Cotton Stand....Now What? (Cahoon and Everman)

May 27, 2020

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When Should You Switch to Earlier Maturing Varieties? (Collins & Edmisten)

May 19, 2020

Current conditions
Cotton Planting Conditions May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020

otton injury resulting from Warrant applied 1 week prior to planting (right) compared to nontreated (left). Warrant should not be used prior to planting, unless immediately before planting. Photo credit: <em>Andrew Blythe.</em>
Consider Planting Conditions When Choosing Preemergence Herbicides

May 9, 2020

Soil temp chart
Cotton Planting Conditions May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

Heatmap titled "Figure 2. Relative Thrips Injury Risk between April 1 and May 31, 2020."
Your Best Thrips Management Plan Starts Before You Plant (Reisig, Huseth)

April 27, 2020

Rocky Mountain planting conditions chart
Cotton Planting Conditions April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020

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Update on the NCDA&CS Pilot Program for Seed Quality Testing in 2020 (Collins, Edmisten, Wilson, & Stewart)

April 3, 2020

cotton flower open
New Version of NC Cotton Insect Scouting Guide

March 11, 2020

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The New NCDA&CS Pilot Program for Seed Quality Testing in 2020 (Collins, Edmisten, Wilson, & Stewart)

March 3, 2020

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2020 Cotton Production Meeting and Auxin Training Schedule (Collins, Edmisten, & Cahoon)

January 2, 2020

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On-Farm Fiber Quality Results for 2019 (Collins & Edmisten)

January 2, 2020

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Preliminary Cotton OVT Results

December 20, 2019

potential herbicide damage
Detection of Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus (CLRDV) in North Carolina

December 6, 2019

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Yield Results for the 2019 NC on-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program (Collins & Edmisten)

December 5, 2019

North Carolina map showing 2020 sites for Auxin Stewardship Training (numbered counties)
2020 Schedule: Auxin Herbicides-Best Management Practices

December 5, 2019

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71st Annual Crop Protection School: Final Details

November 7, 2019

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Save the Date: NC Crop Protection School

October 4, 2019

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National Cotton Council 2018 Farm Bill Education Webinars

September 9, 2019

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Cotton Management Tips Following Hurricane Dorian (Collins & Edmisten)

September 6, 2019

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Management Considerations for the Remainder of the 2019 Season (Collins & Edmisten)

August 14, 2019

Cotton Leaf Spot
Cotton Cercospora Leaf Spot Observed Across NC

August 2, 2019

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