Stand Up for Grain Safety Week! March 25-31, 2019
Watch this video about Stand Up Grain Safety Week Make the commitment to grain safety. Register to interact online by …
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Aquatic Plant ID & Control Classes
The following 2-hour classes have been approved for A, N, D, and X pesticide applicator continuing education credit: Feb. 28, …
Yuck! Is It Polluted?
“Yuck! Is it polluted?” is a frequent question when people see our ditches and waterways with fluffy orange growths, …
Have You Seen a Diamondback?
According to Jeff Hall, Conservation Biologist with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, sightings of Diamondback rattlesnakes are becoming much …
Strategies for Propagating Vegetables Workshop
Strategies for Propagating Vegetables Do you have questions about: how to maximize the quality of your vegetables through your propagation …
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 …
Protective Measures of Beehives During Hurricanes
With track of hurricane Florence poised to make a significant impact on North Carolina, there are some important considerations …
Scouting and Managing Stink Bugs in Seedling Corn
Article written by Dominic Reisig and Arun Babu: Stink bugs can injure corn during the seedling stage, leading to tillering, …
New Fact Sheet on Spined Stilt Bugs - an Important Predator in Tobacco
Graduate student Pete Nelson has been busy studying the biology of spined stilt bugs in tobacco in order to …
Solar Energy Information Workshop
“What solar farms mean to you, your county, and your state.” Monday, January 9, 2017, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Pender County …
NCDA&CS Offers Organic Certification Cost-Share Assistance
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA & CS) is offering organic growers the opportunity to …
Beneficial Insects in Tobacco
Last week while scouting my plots at Kinston and Rocky Mount, I spotted two predatory insects: big-eyed bugs and …
Asking About Organic Aphid Management in Tobacco
I have recently received a few question about organic aphid management in tobacco, specifically about efficacy of different foliar …
Field Corn Variety Demonstration Sites
Extension agents from eight southeast NC counties planted field corn variety demonstration plots in 11 locations. Anyone interested in …
What to Watch For: Soil Insects in Organic Tobacco
Organic tobacco acreage has increased throughout the southeast for 2015, and along with this increase has come more questions …
Tobacco Insect Control and Transplant Water Treatments
Tobacco growers often apply insecticides in the greenhouse or at transplant to preventatively manage populations of green peach aphids …
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Risk Forecasting in Tobacco
As many part of North Carolina near transplant, now is the time when growers are also thinking about Tomato …
What Are the Patterns of Why Honey Bee Colonies Are Dying in the US?
Answer: Another year, another survey, and the findings remain less than encouraging. It seems counter-intuitive that we don’t have a …
Reasons You Will Lose Money in 2014 Tank Mixing an Insecticide With Your Nitrogen Over Wheat
Recent research from North Carolina has suggested that there are times where tank mixing an insecticide with your nitrogen …
Updated Website for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
The website for brown marmorated stink bug research in NC has been moved and updated! A summary of current …
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