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 …
Movable High Tunnel Construction Training, Nov. 5 & 6, 2018
NC A&T University will host a Movable High Tunnel Construction Training on Monday and Tuesday, November 5 and 6, 2018, at the NC …
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 …
Management of the Guava Root Knot Nematode in Sweetpotatoes
In recent years, some North Carolina sweetpotato growers have found Meloidogyne enterolobii, also known as the guava root knot …
Impact of Guava Root Knot Nematode Internal Quarantine on Tobacco and Field Crops in NC
Meloidogyne enterolobii Internal Quarantine from NCDA On Friday, October 5, 2018, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released a press …
Add Hurricane Michael & Mosquitoes to Your Weekend "To-Do" List
We are obviously not out of Hurricane or mosquito seasons quite yet (that’s a few weeks away). Hurricane Michael …
‘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 …
New Design for USDA Soil Tools Webpage
USDA | 10/7/2018 WASHINGTON — USDA has re-designed its Soil Tools webpage, to now serve as a one-stop source for new, leading-edge tools …
Internal Quarantine of Guava Knot Nematode for NC
Phil Wilson | NCDA&CS | 10/7/2018 RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has established an interior quarantine …
Handling and Cleaning Up Damaged Pesticide Containers at Home
Michael Waldvogel & Sarah Kirby | NC State University | 9/16/2018 Pesticides should always be stored off of the ground …