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 …
Corn Entomology 2015 Presentation Now Available
This link (Corn 2015) provides a recorded presentation intended for agent training or broadcast in grower meetings. Please report …
Soybean Entomology 2015 Presentation Now Available
This link (Soybean 2015) provides a recorded presentation intended for agent training or broadcast in grower meetings. Please report …
Should You Spray for Hessian Fly?
Around this time of the year, Hessian fly adults are definitely active. Many growers spraying herbicide are wondering if …
Corn Bt Trait and Seed Treatment Efficacy
Most of you have already ordered your hybrids for 2015. These will undoubtedly come with an insecticidal seed treatment …
Be on the Lookout for White Sugarcane Aphid in Sorghum
White sugarcane aphid was found last week in South Carolina sorghum and this week as far north as Florence. …
New! 2011-2015 Organic Wheat OVT Results
Results from 2011-2015 organic wheat OVT’s are now available. 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 …
Organic OVT Results for Wheat 2011-2014
The results of the 2013-2014 organic wheat OVT trials have been analyzed and have been complied with results since …
Current Soybean Insect Thesholds- Note That Stink Bug Sweep Net Threshold Changed in 2013
I’ve been getting a lot of questions on soybean insect thresholds. These were covered in a blog article three …
Soybean Leaf Yellowing and Curling Widespread; Cause Is Yet Unknown
Reports have been pouring in on a mysterious symptom seen across fields in North Carolina. Oddly, these symptoms are …
Soybean Aphid in North Carolina?
For the second year in a row (that we’ve noticed), soybean aphid has been present in North Carolina. Soybean …
Post-Harvest Handling of Organic Grain
Wheat and small grain harvest is fast approaching, if it has not already happened on your farm. This article, …
Kudzu Bug Expectations for 2014
I have been monitoring a kudzu patch in Edgecombe Co. since late April this year. As expected, adults from …
2011-2013 Organic Soybean OVT Results
Organic Soybean Official Variety Trials (OVT) were planted on organically managed land at research stations over the last three …
Malting Barley in NC
by Molly Hamilton and Chris Reberg-Horton, Crop Science, NCSU The local craft brewing and distilling industries are increasingly interested in using NC-grown barley, …
Organic Corn Variety Trials
by Gerry Cohn, Southeast Pools Coordinator at Organic Vally-CROPP Cooperative Organic Valley and North Carolina State University have joined forces …
2012-2013 Organic Wheat OVT Results
by Chris Reberg-Horton and Carrie Brinton The organic Official Variety Trial (OVT) was started in 2010 with wheat to try …
New Revised 2013-2014 Organic Grain Production Guide Is HERE!
We have revised and updated the NC Organic Grain Production Guide which has been published by N.C. Cooperative Extension …