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2024 Southeast Transition to Organic Partnership Program Survey Results Now Available!

Published - August 15, 2025 Read

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

Published - September 2, 2025

From: Cotton
Graph showing fall armyworm moth activity
Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests

Published - August 29, 2025

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

Published - August 21, 2025

From: Soybeans
Line chart titled "Soybean looper pheromone trap captures 2025" showing peak ~200 on 7/25/25
Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests

Published - August 18, 2025

From: Soybeans
Adult corn earworm moth on soybean leaf
Corn Earworm Flight Has Started- Scouting Tips

Published - July 16, 2025

From: Soybeans
Shows larval instars and how much each one can eat with photos of defoliated leaves
Soybean Looper Defoliation Guide

Published - June 20, 2025

From: Soybeans
Soybean field with rows leading to the horizon under a partly cloudy sky
Important Change to North Carolina Soybean Defoliation Thresholds After Beginning Flowering (R1)

Published - June 20, 2025

From: Soybeans
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UPDATE on Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

Published - April 28, 2025

From: Cotton
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Tobacco Connection: Vol. 3, Num. 1 (Spring 2026) Update))

Published - March 16, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information
close up of a tobacco plant with necrotic tissue due to TSW disease
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – March 11, 2026

Published - March 11, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information
planter set up
Optimizing your No-till Planter to Handle Cover Crop Residue

Published - March 2, 2026

From: Soybeans
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Greenhouse Information Related to Winter Storm

Published - January 22, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information
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Earth Day Ag Showcase at the Small Farm Unit April 22, 2026

Published - January 20, 2026

From: Soil Management
Yellow mustard and red clover cover crop plot at the CEFS Small Farm Unit.
CEFS Small Farm Unit 2025 Soil Health Field Day Highlights

Published - January 13, 2026

From: Soil Management
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Crop Sense Podcast: Tobacco Greenhouse Production and Free Money!

Published - January 9, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information
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2026 NC State Tobacco Short Course

Published - December 22, 2025

From: Tobacco Growers Information
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2025 Flue-Cured Tobacco Official Variety Trial Data (Includes Chemistry)

Published - December 11, 2025

From: Tobacco Growers Information
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Yellow-Legged Hornet on the Doorstep of NC

Published - December 11, 2025

From: Entomology
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