Soybean Rust Confirmed in Eastern NC October 19, 2020
Soybean rust was found and confirmed on soybeans in Hyde County, NC. Soybean rust has the potential to cause …
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Research in Agronomic Systems' Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Now Available! the NC Organic Commodities Production Guide!
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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 …
Soybean Rust Update, October 1, 2018
Many of the soybeans in North Carolina are past the critical growth stages for impact by soybean rust, but …
Sudden Death Syndrome Observed in North Carolina Soybeans
Soybeans submitted through the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic have been confirmed to have the causal agent of Sudden …
Elevated Risk of Wheat Scab in Northeast NC
Wheat crops that are flowering now in northeast NC are at moderate risk of scab. Much of the crop there …
New Stink Bug Thresholds in Corn
A recent NC State University graduate student, Arun Babu, has worked to generate new thresholds for stink bugs in …
Time to Check for Corn Seedling Insect Pests (Billbugs, Stink Bugs, White Grubs, Wireworms)
Almost no one scouts their corn until it is too late. While insecticide seed treatments work some of the …
Wheat Scab Update-April 12, 2018
This is the first North Carolina small grain scab risk commentary for the 2018 scab monitoring season. In most of NC, …
Bollworm Flight Is On! Light Trap Data for NC Available Here
Light trap data can always be accessed from our website, cotton.ces.ncsu.edu. To find it on the site, scroll over …
Poor Quality Corn Could Be From Seedling Insect Pests
Over the past two weeks, there have been a flood of reports of seedling insect pests of corn. I’ve …
Poor Quality Corn Could Be From Seedling Insect Pests
Over the past two weeks, there have been a flood of reports of seedling insect pests of corn. I’ve …
Disc or Spray Your Wheat Infested With Hessian Fly?
I have received many calls from agents and farmers from across the east about Hessian fly. An alert was …
Time to Submit Wheat Tissue Samples for Spring Nitrogen Needs
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reminds growers that properly timed spring nitrogen applications are …
North Carolina Agriculture and Forestry Adaptation Work Group Needs Your Help
Dear North Carolina Commodity Crop Producers, North Carolina produces more tobacco and sweet potatoes than any other state and ranks …
Be on the Lookout for a New Invasive Aphid of Wheat
It’s been a while since we’ve had a new invasive pest of wheat, but an aphid, Sipha maydis, has …
Importance of Managing Sugarcane Aphids in Grain Sorghum at Harvest
Please see this article from MS State on the importance of managing sugarcane aphid until sorghum is in the …
Time to Think About Billbug Management in 2016 Corn
Now that corn is coming off it is time to think about billbug management in next year’s crop. The …
Sap Beetle Management in Mature Corn
A number of folks are concerned about sap beetle injury this year. Sap beetles are secondary pests. That means …
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