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Timing Wheat Harvest for Top Quality

When is the best time to harvest for top quality milling and baking wheat?Harvest timing and weather influence wheat quality. Farmers growing grain for the milling and baking market need high-quality…

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Cereal Leaf Beetle in Wheat

Is Cereal Leaf Beetle a problem in your wheat crop this year? CLB is a pest that tends to localize in pockets in a region and also in hot spots in the field. Learn more in this new, 2-minute video!…

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Scouting for Freeze Injury

Last night, April 10th, 2020, some areas in North Carolina experienced temperatures in the mid to low 30s and some even had a light frost. Please use the Scouting for Freeze Injury in Winter Wheat…

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True Armyworm in Northeastern NC Wheat- Time to Scout

Article by Dominic Reisig and Angela PostLike 2018, true armyworm has been spotted in northeastern North Carolina wheat over the past two weeks. This infestation does not appear to be as widespread…

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Aphids in Wheat

I have received numerous calls within the past week about relatively heavy aphid levels in wheat. The point of this article is that it is probably too late to spray an insecticide now to make it pay…

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True Armyworm in Northeastern NC Wheat- Time to Scout

Article by Dominic Reisig and Angela PostTrue armyworm has been spotted in northeastern North Carolina wheat over the past two weeks. This infestation is widespread, extending at least from…

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Hessian Fly Adults Are Active- Should You Spray?

Hessian fly eggs have been spotted on wheat in Beaufort County, NC. Larvae will hatch from these eggs and will feed throughout the cold months, killing tillers. Here are some bits of information to…

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New Invasive Aphid Pest of Wheat Now in South Carolina

It’s been a while since we’ve had a new invasive pest of wheat, but an aphid, Sipha maydis, has recently been discovered in Hampton County, South Carolina, in a field of rye cover crop that also had…

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Watch for Cereal Leaf Beetle, Especially if You Tank Mixed Insecticide With Nitrogen

Recent research from North Carolina has suggested that there are times where tank mixing an insecticide with your nitrogen can be cheaper than using scouting and thresholds for cereal leaf beetle.…