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Do you want to be ready to manage your wheat this spring? Join us online for Part 3 of our …
2020 NC State Soybean Extension Video Library
The NC State Extension specialists and Field Crops agents have been working together this year to create a variety …
2020 Soybean Seed Quality Issues
Written By Dominic Reisig, Lindsey Thiessen, and Rachel Vann Soybean seed quality issues are widespread across the NC Coastal Plain …
Official Variety Test: Soybean Variety Selection
Variety selection is one of the most important choices you’ll make all year. Out of the hundreds of soybean …
Environmental Education - Southeastern NC Activities and Information
Do you like word search games? Own a septic system? Have wet areas on your property? Curious about wind …
Soybean Rust Confirmed in Eastern NC October 19, 2020
Soybean rust was found and confirmed on soybeans in Hyde County, NC. Soybean rust has the potential to cause …
Corn Data AVAILABLE on New Variety Selection Tool
The 2020 North Carolina OVT corn grain data is now available on our new Variety Selection tool, which can …
Webinar Recording: Pre-Plant Strategies for Wheat
Are you planting wheat this fall? The recording of Part 1 of our “Wheat Production Series” is available on YouTube. Topics: Dr. …
Webinar: Wheat Marketing & Weed Control
Do you want to improve your wheat production and marketing? Join us online for Part 2 of our “Wheat Production …
Video: Optimal Wheat Seeding Rates
What seeding rate is best for soft red winter wheat production? Optimal seeding rates will vary depending on when …
Non-Bt Hybrid Yield Trial 2020 Results and Why You Should Plant Non-Bt Corn as Resistance Insurance
All growers who plant Bt corn in North Carolina are required by law to plant non-Bt corn (refuge). Details …
NC AgVentures offers online application workshops
NC AgVentures Grant Program will begin accepting applications for the 2021 round of grants on October 15, 2020. The deadline …
Video: Pre-Emergent Italian Ryegrass Control
Italian ryegrass is one of our most challenging weeds because it’s competitive with wheat, grows the same time as …
Video: Seed Quality Concerns in Soybean
Heavy moisture and temperature extremes can affect soybean seed quality. Not only can these seed quality issues potentially cause …
Video: Early Soil Fertility Management in Wheat
How much nitrogen does your wheat crop need? If you want a top quality and high yielding wheat crop this …
Video: What Stage Are My Soybeans In? R4 to R6
As our soybeans move from flowering into pod development we also start to focus our management on protecting and …
What Can Cause Soybean Pod Loss and Seed Abortion?
We are getting reports of soybean pods that are both aborting and not filling out with seeds. Environment, stink …
Grain Pea Production in North Carolina
Grain peas are a legume, like soybeans, that can be produced in North Carolina over the winter months with …
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