Growers faced poor seed quality challenges in early planted/early maturity group beans in 2020. One of the questions we set out to answer in 2021 is can a fungicide application help with seed quality? @NCStatesoybeans@NCExtensionncsoy.org/article/combat…
Seen the Crop & Soil Virtual Library lately? There's 30+ hours of agronomic information & updates on all major crops. That's more than 19 feature length movies! Winter meeting info coming soon... @NCExtension
After careful consideration, the four organizing commodity boards have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 N.C. Commodities Conf. The conf has been rescheduled to 2022 where we look forward to recommencing with good health & renewed enthusiasm!
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Are transgenic and genetically modified exactly the same thing? Well, not exactly. Learn the nuances between these terms and techniques at the @GMOAnswers website. gmoanswers.com/ask/whats-diff…
USDA has announced details on the WHIP+ program, created under the disaster relief package passed in June. Producers affect be natural disasters in 2018 & 2019 can apply for assistance beginning this Wednesday.
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As we enter second bollworm flight, keep in mind they rarely establishe in cotton. Data from @Lewis_Braswell in 2016 and 2017 show heavy egg lays in late August but little larval survival (red x’s). There are exceptions so continue to scout, especially late-planted cotton.
Being sustainable is important to US farmers. Much has been accomplished over the past 30 years and the future looks bright with the use of SMART farming methods.