Editor's Picks
Category: North Carolina
In Face Of Urban Sprawl, Susan Weaver Ford is the Farm Next Door Feb 6, 2023
If Susan Weaver Ford wasn’t a farmer, she’d be a basketball coach. In fact, she was one before returning to her Kenly, N.C., farm. For two years, Ford was a […]
Texas A&M Cotton Specialist, Cotton Marketer Of The Year Honored At Beltwide Conference Jan 19, 2023
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – At this week’s Beltwide Cotton Conferences, BASF sponsored two prestigious professional awards: Cotton Specialist of the Year and Cotton Marketer of the Year. Dr. Murilo […]
RMA Changes Earliest Planting Date Coverage to 4/1 for NC Soybeans Dec 12, 2022
Using the optimal soybean planting date is critical to maximize yield for our full season soybeans and planting before mid-May has been identified as a key to maximize yield in […]
Why You Should Plant Non-Bt Corn Refuge in the Southeastern U.S. Nov 23, 2022
Bt corn has been genetically modified to make insecticidal proteins that protect plants from caterpillars and some root-feeding beetles. In our region, growers pay an average of around $35 more […]
North Carolina Soybeans: Management Considerations for Planting Cover Crops Oct 27, 2022
Growers across North Carolina continue to increase cover crop adoption for the wide range of benefits that cover crop use offers crop rotations in this state. Past research has investigated […]
North Carolina Cotton: Preparation for a Potential Frost Oct 13, 2022
Harvest is largely underway for most of NC and most of our crop has already been defoliated. For the remaining acres yet to be defoliated, action may be needed soon. […]
North Carolina Cotton: Hurricane Ian Aftermath Oct 1, 2022
The dreaded storm is upon us. By tomorrow morning, we should all know what the impact on our crop will be. As this article is being written, we are now […]
North Carolina Cotton: Preparations for Hurricane Ian Sep 26, 2022
We were really hoping to avoid having to write an article like this. I think everyone breathes a sigh of relief after Fiona bypassed us, but now the weather folks […]
North Carolina: Piedmont Soybean Field Day, Salisbury, Sept. 28 Sep 19, 2022
Join us for the N.C. Cooperative Extension Piedmont Soybean Field Day on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at the NCDA&CS Piedmont Research Station in Salisbury, NC. You will see our soybean […]
North Carolina Soybeans: Should You Control Corn Earworm Differently in With Indeterminate, Determinate Growth Habits? Aug 12, 2022
Corn earworm, also known as bollworm and tomato fruitworm, is an important pest that causes economic damage to a wide variety of globally important crops, such as corn, cotton, sorghum, […]
