Stink Bugs in the Home
I have had several calls recently about stink bugs inside people’s homes. My area of work is horticulture, and …
USDA Announces Update to National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
USDA | 10/24/2018 WASHINGTON– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the first update since 2013 of the National Road …
Movable High Tunnel Construction Training at N.C. A&T University
Randy Fulk | NC A&T | 10/17/2018 N.C. A&T University will host a Movable High Tunnel Construction Training on Monday …
North Carolina Forage and Grassland Council Winter Conferences
Looking for ways to improve your pasture and increase land use efficiency? Then attend the 2019 NC Forage and …
Pesticide Exposure and Bumblebee Decline
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Morning Ag Clips | 10/18/2018 WORCESTER, Mass. — Adding to growing evidence that pesticide use may …
Drones: Their Powerful Role in Agriculture
Precision Agriculture | 10/17/2018 The field of agriculture has evolved. Farming is no longer only about keeping cows and planting …
U.S. Cotton Declared Free of Destructive Pink Bollworm Pest
USDA | 10/24/2018 WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that U.S. cotton is free — after more …
Johnsongrass
As most producers experienced their first frost last weekend, another potential dangerous crop to ruminant animals is Johnsongrass. Johnsongrass …
Plants Flowering Out of Season
The weather in Wilkes County has fluctuated dramatically over the past year, which can be very confusing to some …
Controlled-Environment Farming Advancing With Improved Technologies
John Hart | 10/5/2018 | Southeast FarmPress Thanks to advances in LED (Light Emitting Diodes) lighting, producing crops indoors is …
Colorant Use on Turfgrasses - Green Grass All Year Round
Dr. Grady Miller at NC State University has developed a guide to using turf colorants. The publication offers strategies …
Management of the Guava Root Knot Nematode in Sweet Potatoes
Lina Quesada-Ocampo | NC State University | 10/12/2018 In recent years, some North Carolina sweet potato growers have found Meloidogyne …
Impact of Guava Root Knot Nematode Internal Quarantine on Tobacco and Field Crops in NC
Lindsay Thiessen | NC State | 10/12/2018 Meloidogyne enterolobii Internal Quarantine from NCDA On Friday, October 5, 2018, the N.C. Department of …
A Quarter of North Carolina’s Cotton Crop Is Lost
John Hart | 10/2/2018 | Southeast FarmPress Southeastern North Carolina took a direct punch from Hurricane Florence, and that’s where …
Flexible Fertilizer Regs Could Reduce Pollution
PRINCETON, N.J. — As the global population continues to increase, so will food production. This means increased use of …
NC State University Offers Hemp Course
Emily Febles | 10/15/2018 RALEIGH, N.C.–North Carolina State University will offer its first industrial hemp course in May 2019. The …
Pasture Management Session at NC Annual Ext. Conference
RALEIGH, N.C. | NC State Extension | October 15, 2018 N.C. Cooperative Extension Conference 2018 Concurrent Session: Pasture Management: Weeds, …
Technology Helps Transform NC State Agricultural Tests
October 10, 2018 | Dee Shore Changes are underway with NC State Extension’s Official Variety Testing Program – changes designed …
Why Are Plants Blooming Now, After the Storm?
According to NC State Extension Landscape Specialist Barbara Fair, Callery pear, cherry, and other typically spring flowering trees and …
‘Explosively Breeding’ Frogs Are Literally Dropping From Above in NC, Experts Say
Mark Price | Charlotte Observer | 10/8/2018 A population explosion of tens of thousands of frogs and toads has emerged …