Organic Commodities Field Day | August 4, 2021 | Goldsboro, NC
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Field Crops
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Register Now for Climate Webinar on April 26
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All Field Crop Production
- 2014 USDA Farm Bill Decision Aid Data Sheet
- 2015 Agricultural Tax Guides and Information
- 2016 Commodity Production Evaluations for Profit or Loss
- 2017 Potential Profits at Various Crop Yield and Prices
- 2018 Black Light Data
- Considerations for Transferring Agricultural Land to Solar Panel Energy Production
- Craven County Farmland Preservation & Voluntary Agricultural District Programs
- Disposing of Unwanted Pesticides or Fertilzers
- Evaluating Stevia Production
- Farmland Management, Rental and Preservation
- Kudzu Bug Information
- La EPA ofrece una guía para ayudar a traducir al español la información de seguridad de los pesticidas
- Managing Herbicide Resistant Weeds
- Multiple Problems Complicate Diagnosis
- NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual
- Planning a Deer Food Plot in Eastern NC
- Rainfastness of Agricultural Pesticide Products
- Recycling Empty Pesticide Containers
- Selecting Nozzle Types for Pesticide Applications
- Subscribe to Electronic Communications
Corn Production
- 2014 Craven County Corn Variety Trial
- 2014 Multi-County Corn Variety Test
- 2015 Multi-County Corn Variety Trials
- 2016 Craven County Corn Variety Trial Results
- 2017 Corn Variety Trial Results, Craven County
- 2017-2018 Corn Fertilization Study
- 2018 Corn Variety Trial
- 2019 Multi-County Corn Variety Trial Results and Intepretation
- Early Season Corn Production Adjustments Due to Excessive or Frequent Rainfall
- Early Season Frost or Freeze Damage to Corn
- How Late Can I Plant Corn?
- Keys to Successful Corn Production
- Refuge Requirements for Corn
- Southern Corn Rust Management Publication
- Why is My Corn Still Yellow?
Cotton Production
County Extension Programs
Crop Scouting, Pest Management and Alerts
Custom Tools for Growers
Information Portals
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- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Official Variety Testing
- Organic Commodities
- Peanut Growers Information
- Soybeans
- Tobacco Growers Information
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
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- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
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Organic Production
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NCSU/USDA Forage Program
Peanut Production
- 2015 Peanut Information
- 2016 Peanut Disease Advisory Program & Sample Fungicide Programs
- 2016 Peanut Fungicide Spray Programs
- 2016 Peanut Information Publication
- 2017 Online NCSU Peanut Presentations
- 2017 Peanut Fungicide Spray Schedule and Disease Advisory
- December 2015 JLA US & World Peanut Harvest Information
- EU Import Tolerances Restricts Use of Certain Peanut Fungicides
- Peanut Production posted prior 2015
Publications, Information, and News
- Integrated Pest Management Blogs
- NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual
- NC Official Variety Tests
- NC Pest News
Resources
Scouting, Pest Management and Alerts
Soil Management
Sorghum Production
Soybean Production
- 2014 Soybean Fungicide Considerations
- 2015 Soybean Yield Enhancement Trials, Craven County NC
- Early Season Management Choices to Optimize Potential Soybean Profit
- Managing the Corn Earworm Pest in Soybean
- Selecting a Soybean Variety for Late Planting
Tobacco Production
- 2014 Tobacco Situation and Outlook
- Curing Flue-Cured Tobacco
- Monitoring Flue-Cured Tobacco Barn Heat Exchangers
Wheat and Small Grain Production
- 2014 Wheat Varietal Performance Evaluation
- Determining Nitrogen Rates for Stressed Wheat
- Managing Rust in 2016 Wheat Production
Wildlife Management and Control
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