North Carolina Wheat Scab Risk Update
This is the first North Carolina scab risk commentary for the 2017 scab monitoring season. In most of NC, …
See an Odd Looking Critter With Red Legs in Wheat?
Winter grain mite has been more noticeable than usual in some parts of our state this year. This pest …
Bollworm Flight Is On! Light Trap Data for NC Available Here
Light trap data can always be accessed by visiting cotton.ces.ncsu.edu. Scroll over to “links” and down to “light trap …
Cost Share Available for Organic Certification
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) is now accepting applications for the organic cost share …
Organic No-Till Corn Production: Cover Crops and Starter Fertilizer
We have a new Extension bulletin on organic no-till corn production. Check it out: Organic No-till Corn Production: Cover Crop …
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 …
USDA to Gather New Data on Organic Agriculture Production
Press Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has begun …
New Research on Winter Peas for Forage, Grain, and as Cover Crop in NC
Identifying regionally adapted winter pea varieties for use as grain, forage, and cover crops Rachel Atwell, Graduate Student, Crop Science Chris …
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 …
Organic Wheat OVT Results - 2011-2015
Variety name Grain Yield (bu/acre) Test Weight (lbs/bu) Protein (%) Falling Number FeatherstoneVA-258 75.6 57.3 11.3 326 AgriMAXX434 74.8 55.1 10.9 314 NCYadkin 71.8 57.2 11.5 392 Pioneer26R20 71.5 55.6 10.3 356 SS8500 70.1 55.8 11.2 256 Oakes 69.2 55.8 11.0 375 USG3251 68.2 56.4 10.9 326 SS8340 67.7 57.7 11.3 326 SS8404 66.7 57.4 11.3 353 SS8641 66.7 57.7 12.0 352 SS8308 66.4 58.0 11.4 328 AgriMAXX413 66.2 58.4 10.8 356 DynaGroShirley 66.1 58.8 11.2 366 Pioneer26R12 66.1 58.9 11.1 341 AgriMAXX415 65.6 59.1 11.6 334 2013412 65.3 55.5 11.1 384 NC8170-4-3 64.7 55.7 11.2 385 USG3201 64.7 57.8 11.7 324 NCCapeFear 64.4 57.9 11.3 386 USG3120 64.3 57.9 11.0 334 SS520 62.7 58.6 10.9 361 Pioneer25R32 62.0 56.8 11.3 377 SS5205 62.0 56.9 10.7 322 USG3555 61.7 56.1 11.7 346 SS8302 61.6 58.4 11.4 325 USG3592 60.4 56.7 10.7 293 USG3438 58.2 56.6 10.6 347 NCNeuse 58.0 55.7 11.9 366 AppalachianWhite 50.3 54.4 12.2 421 Entries appearing only one year: Variety name Grain Yield (bu/acre) Test Weight (lbs/bu) Protein (%) Falling Number AgriMAXX446 80.1 55.3 SouthernHarvest440 78.8 56.2 Pioneer26R10 77.4 56.6 11.5 344 AgriMAXXExp1450 77.3 57.4 NCPT01-1433 74.1 52.6 10.7 166 Featherstone73 72.4 56.9 SouthernHarvest430 72.3 57.4 ARS09-750 71.8 58.7 10.7 368 ARS09-155 70.9 58.3 11.5 347 DynaGroBaldwin 70.0 57.8 10.8 355 MPV57 69.9 57.1 11.0 343 NC10-23663 69.6 57.5 AgriMAXX427 69.3 55.7 11.0 364 DynaGroV9723 69.1 58.4 10.4 328 Progeny185 68.4 58.3 10.9 332 NC11-22289 67.0 57.0 Arcia 66.8 57.1 11.7 94 NC08-21273 66.3 58.0 11.3 388 GA031257-10LE34 66.0 59.6 11.3 364 NC05-2651 65.7 59.8 11.8 140 NC08-140 65.4 59.6 GA031086-10E26 65.3 56.3 11.1 388 DynaGroV9713 64.9 56.3 12.3 334 NC8932-12 64.1 58.7 11.6 380 AgriMAXX444 63.9 57.7 Jamestown 63.3 59.4 11.3 343 NC04-20814 63.1 57.5 11.1 337 Coker9553 63.0 56.6 12.9 369 ARS10-389 62.8 58.3 11.6 393 Coker9436 62.5 57.7 12.6 372 ARS10-211 62.2 57.6 11.7 398 GA04570-10E46 62.0 52.9 11.9 319 Panola 61.9 56.0 10.6 334 Progeny117 61.8 57.8 10.8 325 GA001138-8E36 61.4 58.7 11.2 323 Progeny166 61.2 56.9 10.5 331 Progeny125 60.6 59.0 10.8 317 GA031238-7E34 59.8 58.5 12.0 351 Merl 59.6 53.2 10.9 353 CarolinaWhite 59.4 57.6 GA001170-7E26 59.3 56.5 11.2 331 NC09-20986 59.2 60.5 SouthernHarvest320 58.6 57.5 Nu-East 58.3 57.3 NC05-19896 57.7 56.6 11.9 346 Pioneer26R31 57.7 57.1 11.1 336 ARS09-367 56.4 57.0 11.9 412 NC05-19684 55.6 56.6 11.9 352 GA021245-9E16 51.6 56.4 12.6 380 ARS07-1214 49.3 57.1 12.2 423 R …
Current Soybean Insect Thesholds
I’ve been getting a lot of questions on soybean insect thresholds. You can always find them on the soybean …
Why We Plant So Much Bt Corn in North Carolina
With all the hubbub about GMOs, the inability of growers to plant Bt crops on wildlife refuges, and the …
Bt Corn Traits: What Insects Are Controlled, Herbicide Tolerance, and Refuge Requirements
Knowing what insect is controlled, which herbicide you can spray and what to do with refuge can be a …