2020 Tobacco Situation & Outlook
December 4th, 2020- The 2020 tobacco season ended with good demand and prices for farmers in North Carolina. Will that …
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December Tobacco Webinar Series
Join us for two webinars next month! The first is December 4, 2020, from 8–9 a.m. and will focus …
2021 Tobacco Winter Meetings Go Virtual!!
Tobacco meetings in 2021 will look and feel a little different than in years past, at least those planned …
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 …
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 …
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
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Video: Seed Quality Concerns in Soybean
Heavy moisture and temperature extremes can affect soybean seed quality. Not only can these seed quality issues potentially cause …
Video: What Stage Are My Soybeans In? R4 to R6
As our soybeans move from flowering into pod development we also start to focus our management on protecting and …
What Can Cause Soybean Pod Loss and Seed Abortion?
We are getting reports of soybean pods that are both aborting and not filling out with seeds. Environment, stink …
Grain Pea Production in North Carolina
Grain peas are a legume, like soybeans, that can be produced in North Carolina over the winter months with …
Webinar RECORDING: Late Season Soybean Management
Have questions about late-season insect and disease management? Nematode sampling? Want to learn about the new historical basis tool …
Scout Soybeans for Stink Bugs and Defoliators Through R7
Although stink bugs were light across the state (with a few exceptions) in corn and cotton, it looks like …
Late Season Soybean Management Webinar 9/11/2020
Have questions about late-season insect and disease management? Want to learn about the new historical basis tool developed by …
Southeastern Extension District Virtual Grain Links
Southeast Extension District Research and Demonstration Locations 2020 Corn Growth With Starter Fertilizer. Dr. Ron Heiniger Effect of Seed Treatment and …
2020 Production Update: Soybean Pod Damage
Written by Dominic Reisig, Lindsey Thiessen, and Rachel Vann Soybean pod damage can be caused by a variety of pests …
Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook
Everything you need to know to successfully grow vegetables in the Southeast including: varieties, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover …
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Information Portals
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- Cotton
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Official Variety Testing
- Organic Commodities
- Soybeans
- Tobacco Growers Information
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
- Peanut Growers Information
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- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NCSU/USDA Forage Program
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