NC Soybean Producers Association Sponsors Executive Farm Management Program
North Carolina soybean growers will receive a $200 tuition credit for the EFM Bootcamp from the NC Soybean Producers …
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Final Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 15, 2020
This is the tenth and final TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment report. Third and fourth generation flights have …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – Update Coming!
Due to server issues associated with the Tobacco Thrips Flight and TSWV Intensity Predictor, our final report will be …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 2, 2020
This is the ninth weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment update. Third generation flights have now occurred at all …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 26, 2020
This is the eighth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flights have now …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 11, 2020
This is the sixth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flights have now …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 4, 2020
This is the fifth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flight timings are …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 29, 2020
This is the fourth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flight timings are …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 22, 2020
This is the third of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Cool weather has continued to …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 13, 2020
This is the second of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Last week’s cool temperatures pushed …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 7, 2020
Managing tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in North Carolina tobacco requires both pre transplant and post transplant decisions, which …
Relief Funds for Farmers
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association posted an article about COVID-19 Relief Funds Available to Farmers Starting April 3. Click …
Commonly Confused Caterpillars: Distinguishing Tobacco Budworms From Corn Earworm
Tobacco budworms (Heliothis veriscens) and corn earworms (Helicoverpa zea) are two common crop-damaging caterpillars. They both feed on a …
2016 Flue-Cured Tobacco Survey: Entomology Survey Data
As part of our annual flue-cured tobacco production surveys, we ask county extension agents questions about current insect pest-control …
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