Register Now! Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference
Join us for an Extension and education outreach event focused on various aspects of organic production! The conference will …
Winter Pea for Grain Production in North Carolina: Research Summary
Introduction North Carolina ranks number two in U.S. poultry, egg, turkey, and hog production; but ranks eighteenth in U.S. grain …
Organic Winter Canola Production in North Carolina
by Rachel Vann and Chris Reberg-Horton Are you interested in diversifying your organic rotation by adding winter canola? AgStrong, a …
Organic Cotton Research in North Carolina
Organic Cotton Research in North Carolina: Cover crop mulches for cotton production, weed control, and where we are headed …
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 …