USDA Requesting PPE Information
The USDA is asking all producers in the agricultural field to fill out a spreadsheet regarding the required PPE …
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Inoculant Performance Peanut Notes No. 31 2020
Question: Do you a preference for a particular inoculant? If they are new for the growing season don’t they perform …
Effectiveness of Pendimethalin Peanut Notes No. 30 2020
Question 1: I have a grower that is looking for an alternative to Prowl mainly because he has a problem with cleaning …
Survey of Farmer Record Keeping Peanut Notes No. 29 2020
The following table represents results from a portion of the survey administered at production meetings this winter relative to …
In-Furrow Insecticide Options Peanut Notes No. 28 2020
At Plant Insecticide Thoughts Rick Brandenburg Extension Entomologist While planting is still several weeks away, the decision for what products to use …
Brandenburg Article for V-C Peanut News Spring Issue Peanut Notes No. 27 2020
Times of Uncertainty Rick Brandenburg Extension Entomologist North Carolina State University By the time this article is published, it’s hard to tell what …
Information From UGA Peanut Team Peanut Notes No. 26 2020
The Peanut Team at the University of Georgia always has good information for their growers. The link below provides …
From the Field - Agronomy Notes: Vol. 4., Num. 2
March 26, 2020- The world has changed dramatically since our last posting. We hope that you, your families, and farming …
Fungicidal Seed Treatments in Early Planted Soybeans: 2019 Research Update
If you missed the 2020 County Extension Meetings, we will be providing relevant 2019 research video updates over the …
Value of Cultural Practices for Managing Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
A team of NC State Extension specialists and researchers explore the value of cultural weed management strategies for controlling …
Potash Applied to Peanut Peanut Notes No. 25 2020
Question: Grower contacted me about applying potash to his peanuts. He is going to field cultivate and bed before planting. …
Anthem Flex Labeled for Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 24 2020
The product label for Anthem Flex in peanut is provided below. This product contains Aim and the active ingredient …
New Weed Management Bulletin Peanut Notes No. 23 2020
A new weed management publication can be found at the link below. This work was supported by the North …
Soybean Seed Quality
Growers across the state are gearing up to plant soybeans. Dr. Bill Foote, Director of the NC Crop Improvement …
March Is the Time to Be Thinking Marestail!
As you are well aware, most marestail is now resistant to glyphosate! So don’t spray glyphosate alone and expect …
Cancellation of Trainings, Workshops, Meetings and Events
We continue to work with county and state health officials, as well as NC State and N.C. A&T State …
In-Furrow Fungicides Peanut Notes No. 22 2020
Question: Has any of your research proven that an in-furrow fungicide at planting has benefits? Such as Bravo giving you …
Peanut Grower Magazine Column April Peanut Notes No. 21 2020
Many states had high yields for the 2019 growing season. Even though some areas of V-C Region had dry …
New Version of NC Cotton Insect Scouting Guide
We’ve updated the NC Cotton Insect Scouting Guide with a new look and updated information. Our hope is that …
In-Service Extension Agent Training Session June 25 Peanut Notes No. 20 2020
Note from Guy Collins on Cotton and Peanut In-Service Training in June Agents and Extension Faculty, The Cotton & Peanut Agent …
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