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Early-Season Soybean Leaf Puckering, Deformation, and Damage From Herbicides and Insects
By: Dominic Reisig and Wes Everman We handle situations every year regarding early-season leaf injury and damage. This year, the …
Exobasidium Leaf and Fruit Spot
Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot has been reported from numerous locations in NC this year. The disease, caused by …
Crop Report May 24 2019 Peanut Notes No. 61
The following report for the Virginia-Carolina region covers the past two weeks. V-C Region Crop Report May 24, …
Thrips Update Peanut Notes No. 60 2019
Thrips Update: May 23, 2019 Rick Brandenburg Extension Entomology Specialist For the most part, growing conditions following peanut planting have been good. …
Yield Data From Planting Date Trials Peanut Notes No. 59 2019
The links below include yield data from three sources. Two are drafts of manuscripts (kg/ha and pounds/acre are roughly …
Planting Dates Peanut Notes No. 58 2019
In 2018 we had high yields from peanut planted well into June. One reason for this was greater than …
Marestail (Horseweed) Control in Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 57 2019
Options for marestail (horseweed) are limited in peanut after peanut emergence. Strongarm is most likely our best option and …
Using POST Herbicides in Clean Fields Peanut Notes No. 56 2019
Many fields are weed-free right now. Either moisture has been inadequate for a major flush of weeds after planting …
Herbicide Resistance in Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 55 2019
One has to assume that most fields with Palmer amaranth have ALS resistance (Cadre/Impose, Strongarm, and Pursuit). Cadre/Impose will …
Paraquat and Storm Mixtures Peanut Notes No. 54 2019
Gramoxone (paraquat) plus Basagran (bentazon) is the best early season option for small weeds (3 inches or less) within …
Establishing Stands in Dry Soil Peanut Notes No. 53 2019
Soil moisture is limited across many areas of North Carolina. This is especially the case for farmers who were …
Catawba Valley Beef Expo
Catawba Valley Beef Expo June 22, 2019 Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds Entry Deadline: Mail by June 12 (stamped) or carry in by …
Tar River Livestock Competition
Tar River Livestock Competition East Carolina Ag & Education Center Address, 1175 Kingsboro Rd., Rocky Mount, NC Saturday, June 8, 2019, …
Foothills Livestock Judging Contest
Foothills Livestock Judging Contest Entry Form Tuesday, June 25, 2019 River Taw Farms 126 Cedar Lake Farm Rd. Cherryville, NC $10.00 entry per …
Catawba Valley Prospect Lamb & Goat Show
Catawba Valley Prospect Lamb & Goat Show Friday, June 21, 2019 Hickory American Legion Fairgrounds 5 p.m. 2019-Catawba Valley Rules and Regulations 2019-Catawba Entry …
Pollinator Garden Tour Thursday May 23!
Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden at Chatham …
Weed Control Questions Peanut Notes No. 52 2019
Question: A grower missed a field of peanuts at preemergence with Valor and Warrant and Gramoxone. What do you think …
Grape Pest Survey- 2nd and 3rd Week of May
As we approach the 3rd week of May, the plants continue to fill in, and some fields have started …
Farm Crisis Assistance for Farmers
The past few years have been especially hard on farmers, with drought, flooding, fires, tariffs and related market instability …