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

August 15, 2025 Read

News From Organic Commodities

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

September 2, 2025

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

August 29, 2025

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

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

August 18, 2025

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

July 16, 2025

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

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)

June 20, 2025

From: Soybeans
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UPDATE on Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

April 28, 2025

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

March 2, 2026

From: Soybeans
Tobacco greenhouse
Greenhouse Information Related to Winter Storm

January 22, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information
Earth Day Celebration banner; farm event with tents, people and children planting
Earth Day Ag Showcase at the Small Farm Unit April 22, 2026

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

January 13, 2026

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

January 9, 2026

From: Tobacco Growers Information
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2026 NC State Tobacco Short Course

December 22, 2025

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

December 11, 2025

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

December 11, 2025

From: Entomology
Fresh market tomatoes
2026 Fungicide Guide for Tomatoes in North Carolina

November 25, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Yellowed tobacco following an insecticide application for tobacco budworm. Hertford County, NC. Photo via Matthew Vanv
Updated Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Disease Ratings for 2025

October 30, 2025

From: Tobacco Growers Information
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