Is It - or Isn't It - a Brown Recluse Spider?
Over the past few years, Matt Bertone (NC State University Entomologist) and a couple of his peers conducted a …
How Important Is Uniform Emergence in Soybeans?
A more comprehensive research summary can be found at this link: NC State Extension Soybean Uniform …
Studies Offer Future Hope for American Sycamores
From Mississippi State University, Written by Dr. Randy Rousseau, MSU Extension Service STARKVILLE, Miss. — American sycamores can grow to be …
Squaring Off With Plant Bugs and Other Early-Season Cotton Pests
Patrick R. Shepard | 4/8/2019 | Southeast FarmPress You know they’re coming: plant bugs, thrips, and their posses. University entomologists …
Celebrating North Carolina 4-H: Ever GREEN - Huge Success!
What a great event North Carolina 4-H had this past weekend. The Celebrating North Carolina 4-H: Ever GREEN event …
Have Farming Practices and Impacts on the Environment Improved?
Today’s agriculture gets pointed at as an example of poor stewardship and science, but is it really? In January, …
Broccoli Research Continues in 2019
We have been a partner in the Eastern Broccoli Project since its inception in 2010. The main objective of …
Carpenter Bee Activity
Carpenter bee activity is on the increase. The activity near the end of March and early April was mostly …
Soil Testing for Heavy Metals
Some processors are asking growers to test their fields for heavy metals. There are no calibrations that can tell …
Emergency Section 18 Approved for Transform to Control Sugarcane Aphid in NC Sorghum During 2019
Prior to the previous 2016 Section 18 registration, the only effective labeled insecticide to manage this aphid was Sivanto. …
Save the Date: Sandhills Turfgrass Regional Conference and Field Day June 12, 2019
For registration a please go to: https://cvent.me/EkGVo Full program: 7:30 Registration opens/ Coffee and doughnuts 8:00 Welcome and opening remarks: Dr. Travis Gannon, Turf Work …
+/- 25 Acres of Cropland for Lease in Yadkin County Near East Bend
3 separate farm fields totaling +/- 25 acres. Soils are primarily Clifford sandy clay loam and Danripple fine sandy …
Organic Plant Breeding Yields Superior Varieties for Cucurbit Growers
Kiki Hubbard | 3/25/2019 | Organic Seed Alliance via Carolina Farm Stewardship Alliance Farmers looking for disease-resistant cucurbits now have …
Section 18 Crisis Exemption Approved for Sivanto Prime on Sweet Sorghum for Sugarcane Aphid
Sivanto Prime for control of sugarcane aphid on sweet sorghum has been approved for use in North Carolina during …
Native Fungi Combinations Show Promise Against Aflatoxin
ACSESS | 4/3/2019 | Via Morning AgClips MADISON, Wisc. – It’s not fun when a fungus contaminates crops. Safe native …
Manure Application Changes With Winter Crop Can Cut Nitrogen Loss, Boost Profits
Penn State University | 4/2/2019 | Via ScienceDaily Dairy farmers in the Northeast can improve water quality and boost the …
Termites "Spring" Into Action
Since I didn’t have any luck with predicting March Madness, I’ll switch to what for many homeowners might be …
FDA Announces Potential Legal Path for CBD Products
The FDA released a statement on April 2, 2019, announcing steps it will take to create potential legal pathways …
Egg Parasitoid in Africa to Fight Fall Armyworm
CABI | 4/1/2019 | Via ScienceDaily A group of scientists have confirmed the first report of an egg parasitoid Telenomus remus in …
Early Soybeans Can Work in North Carolina
John Hart | 3/29/2019 | Southeast FarmPress Early-maturity Group III and Group IV soybeans can be successfully produced in North …