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

Graph showing fall armyworm moth activity
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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2024 Southeast Transition to Organic Partnership Program Survey Results Now Available!

August 15, 2025

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

July 16, 2025

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Soybean Looper Defoliation Guide

June 20, 2025

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Important Change to North Carolina Soybean Defoliation Thresholds After Beginning Flowering (R1)

June 20, 2025

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UPDATE on Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

April 28, 2025

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IMPORTANT Message for Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

April 18, 2025

Caterpillar crawling across yellow corn kernels
Maximizing Corn Yields: Bt vs Non-Bt Hybrids in Statewide Large-Plot Trials

September 6, 2024

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New Extension Article on Cover Cropping and Cannabinoid Hemp!

August 21, 2024

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Survey on Barriers to Organic Certification: Complete by July 15th

June 13, 2024

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FSA Announces 2024 Organic Certification Cost-Share Program: Oct 31st, 2024 Application Deadline

May 31, 2024

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Updates From the Field, Cover Crops and Organic Sunflower

May 29, 2024

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Southeast Organic Mentorship Program

April 16, 2024

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2024 Organic Commodities Production Guide

April 1, 2024

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Survey on Barriers to USDA Organic Certification

March 26, 2024

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2024 Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference

March 21, 2024

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Organic Focus Groups in North Carolina and South Carolina

March 18, 2024

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Wheat Variety Resistance Ratings for Hessian Fly

February 22, 2024

Organic Commodities & Livestock Conference — March 1, 2024; University of Mount Olive; 9AM–4PM
(3/1) Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference: Session Highlights

February 21, 2024

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March 1st, 2024 Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference

January 25, 2024

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Organic Sunflower Harvest and Processing

November 28, 2023

Brown shield-shaped stink bug on soil at the base of a green plant stem
New Resource Available- Stink Bug Scouting Guide for Field Corn in the Southeastern US

November 28, 2023

Graph showing difference in yield among three non-Bt hybrids across 5 years at the Tidewater Research Station
Non-Bt Hybrid Performance in the 2023 OVT

November 16, 2023

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Organic Producers: We Want to Hear From You!

September 18, 2023

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NCDA&CS Organic Certification Cost Share Program: November 17th Deadline

September 12, 2023

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USDA Press Release: USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Idalia

August 29, 2023

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Highlights From the 2023 Organic Commodities Field Day

August 18, 2023

Alternative Crops Workshop Flyer
Alternative Crops Field Day

July 26, 2023

Boll with holes from bollworm
Bollworm Flight Has Started- Scouting Tips

July 21, 2023

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

July 21, 2023

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Organic Research: Summer of Sunflower!

July 10, 2023

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June 9th Deadline for North Carolina NRCS- Organic Transition Initiative

May 31, 2023

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Save the Date! Organic Commodities Field Day

May 22, 2023

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Organic Sunflower Variety Trials

May 5, 2023

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Using Lime in Organic Systems

April 10, 2023

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Got Organic Certification Questions?

April 4, 2023

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CC-NCALCTool: Nitrogen Contributions of Cover Crops

February 23, 2023

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