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This week the Drought Monitor map indicates that large portions of North Carolina are drying out. Even after a …
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Pesticide School Registration Form - Spring 2020
Pesticide School Registration is now open for Spring 2020 dates. Please check the registration form link below for complete …
Insect Control on Forage Crops
R. Brandenburg, D.D. Reisig, and T.L. Billeisen, Entomology and Plant Pathology Insects pests of pastures and forage crops are often …
Southern Piedmont Corn & Soybean Field Day
Join us on August 30, 2019, at 9611 Morgan Mill Road, Monroe, 7:30 a.m. Speakers begin at 8 a.m. …
NC Small Grain Growers Association 2019 Assessment Referendum
The NC Small Grain Growers Association 2019 Assessment Referendum will be held here at the Union County Ag Center …
Insecticide Recommendations for Corn Earworm on Soybeans
We have a number of effective insecticides for corn earworm in North Carolina soybeans. One of these is the …
2019 NC OVT Small Grains Data
The data from our 2018-19 NC OVT Small Grains trials are now available. You can find this data under …
Early-Season Leaf Injury and Damage Information
We handle situations every year regarding early-season leaf injury and damage. This year, the volume of questions has been …
True Armyworm in Northeastern NC Wheat- Time to Scout
Article by Dominic Reisig and Angela Post Like 2018, true armyworm has been spotted in northeastern North Carolina wheat over …
Early Maturing Soybeans in NC
Please find a link to a video summarizing the agent-led research on early maturing soybeans across the state: Managing Early …
Non-Foliar Yield Enhancement Products in NC Soybeans
Here is a video summarizing our results from the Non-Foliar Yield Enhancement soybean work from 2014-2018. A more comprehensive research …
Aphids in Wheat
Excerpt from Dr. Dominic Reisig aphid article I have received numerous calls within the past week about relatively heavy aphid …
Soybean Uniform Emergence Work (2016-2018)
Please find a link to a video summarizing our results from the Soybean Uniform Emergence work from 2016-2018: A more …
Soybean Foliar Yield Enhancement Trial Video
Please find a link to a video summarizing our results from the Soybean Foliar Yield Enhancement Trial from 2013-2018: A …
Dicamba Label Refresher
Before spraying dicamba formulations, know the label requirements. Application window. This portion was updated for 2019. For dicamba-tolerant soybeans, only …
2019 Crop and Forage Production Meeting
Your Southeast AgriSeeds dealer, Scott Baucom, would like to invite you to the 2019 Forage and Crop Production meeting …
Forage Recovery Plan 2019 - Winter Conference
Management Strategies for Early and Late Plantings of Cool Season Forages in North Carolina. February 13, 2019, 2–5 p.m. N.C. Department of …
Southern Farm Show 2019
The Southern Farm Show begins January 30 and runs through February 1 at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. …
NC Joint Commodity Conference Registration
The 30th Annual NC Commodities Conference will be held January 9-11th in Durham NC. For more information and to …
2018 NC OVT Cotton Data
The 2018 NC OVT Cotton data is now available. To view the full report, please visit the OVT …
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