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Tractor-mounted boom sprayer applying spray across a green wheat field

Getting Ahead of Wheat and Barley Diseases

Spring’s here, and with it the need to look out for wheat and barley diseases. Here are two tools to help us monitor disease risk and, if necessary, choose a fungicide.Fungicide Efficacy Table – this…

Two hands holding a wheat ear and loose wheat grains over a wheat field

Planting to Reduce Head Scab Risk

(Adapted from: US Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative)It’s time to start preparing for winter small-grain planting. Here are some planting tips to aid in managing Fusarium head blight (FHB), also…

Three large metal grain silos with conveyor towers on a rural farm

What Do We Know About Wheat Buyers in NC?

Knowing our customers is one of the most important aspects of marketing, even in grain crops.The NC Small Grain Growers Association funded a 2-year research project to learn more about our buyers of…