Do I Need to Add Sulfur When Top-Dressing Wheat?
After we’ve taken a tissue sample of our wheat crop and received the analysis we can determine if our …
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How Does Soil Health Impact Yield?
In order to answer this question two or three years of research isn’t enough. This video discusses soil health …
Video: 5-Minute Field Day on Corn Side-Dressing
Is side-dressing your corn worth the work? Side-dressing equipment and technology is emerging to help farmers improve yield. But is …
How Much Nitrogen Should I Use at Top-Dressing?
Tissue testing is an easy way to know exactly how much nitrogen to put out at top-dress so that …
2020 NC Soybean Yield Contest Results Announced
The 2020 North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest winners have been announced in this press release by the NC Soybean Producers Association. Congratulations …
Hemp Connections Rule Changes on January 1
12/31/2020 – When the pilot hemp program was initiated in North Carolina in 2017, there were no established ways …
Post-Emergence Control of Italian Ryegrass
Before top-dressing we want to terminate any weeds that could compete with our wheat crop. In this short video, …
2020 Soybean OVT Data
The 2020 Soybean OVT data is now available on the new variety selection tool: Variety Selection Tool Additionally, we have created …
USDA NIFA Offers Grants for Hemp Supply Chains & Rural Development
12/10/2020 – The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), an agency within USDA, has announced a new round …
New NC State Hemp Articles Published
12/10/2020 – This week two new publications were released on hemp research and extension conducted at NC State University. …
Video: Post-Emergent Italian Ryegrass Control
Once Italian ryegrass has emerged, we have to change our control strategies. In this short video, Extension Specialist, Dr. Wes …
Webinar Recording: Wheat Marketing and Weed Control
Looking for updates on weed control and grain marketing? The recording of Part 2 of our “Wheat Production Series” is …
Webinar: Wheat Disease, Insect and Crop Management Updates
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 …
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 …
Now Accepting Proposals for NC AgVentures Grants
Note: this news article was adapted from articles written by Jackie Miller, NC AgVentures Program Coordinator. NC AgVentures is an …
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. …
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