Frost Potential & Defoliation Considerations (Collins & Edmisten)
For three weeks in a row, the weatherman has ‘kicked the can down the road’, with long-term forecasts predicting …
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Dan Anco Comments Clemson Peanut Notes No. 246
NASS estimates this week have us at 70% dug with half of total SC peanut acres having already been …
Digging Between October 29 and November 3 Peanut Notes No. 245 2020
Note sent to Agents in North Carolina on the morning of October 29 If you can send out information quickly, …
Dicamba Registration Decision Here
EPA issued a press release on October 27, 2020, approving new five-year over-the-top (for dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean) registrations …
2020 Soybean Seed Quality Issues
Written By Dominic Reisig, Lindsey Thiessen, and Rachel Vann Soybean seed quality issues are widespread across the NC Coastal Plain …
Official Variety Test: Soybean Variety Selection
Variety selection is one of the most important choices you’ll make all year. Out of the hundreds of soybean …
Videos Showing Methods of Determining Pod Maturity Peanut Notes No. 244 2020
The following links provide an overview of how to determine pod maturity using several approaches. I realize these are …
V-C Region Crop Report October 23 Peanut Notes No. 243
The most recent crop report for the region can be found at the following link: V-C Crop Report October …
Response to Comment Posted in 2014 Peanut Notes No. 242 2020
Comment on post from September 5, 2014, about potash and gypsum: I received feedback a few days ago from a …
Methods of Exposing Pod Mesocarp Color Peanut Notes No. 241 2020
A video comparing ways to determine pod maturity is found at the following link. A set of slides showing …
Soybean Rust Confirmed in Eastern NC October 19, 2020
Soybean rust was found and confirmed on soybeans in Hyde County, NC. Soybean rust has the potential to cause …
Maturity Differences for Bailey II, Emery, Sullivan and Walton Peanut Notes No. 240 2020
Differences in pod maturity for Bailey II, Emery, Sullivan, and Walton on October 14 (planted on May 14) are …
Bailey II Maturity May 30 Versus June 15 Planting Dates Peanut Notes No. 239 2020
Differences in maturity based on planting dates are provided at this link. Planting Date Maturity October …
Maturity of Bailey II and Bailey Peanut Notes No. 238
A private consultant indicated that Bailey II was reaching optimum maturity more slowly than Bailey. The following images support …
Frost Information VT Peanut Notes No. 237 2020
I received a comment from a previous post (235) that the link for the frost advisory was not included. …
Changes in Maturity October 15 Peanut Notes No. 236 2020
Examples of changes in pod maturity and weather data through October 15 can be found at this link: Maximum and …
False Alarm, Yet Another Update: Defoliation Timing and Chasing This Top Crop (Collins & Edmisten)
The weatherman’s predictions for this week and this coming weekend was fairly accurate, however, he’s had a major change …
Frost Advisory October 16 Peanut Notes No. 235 2020
Looks like we do not have a frost predicted for the next 7 days. When fields dry next week …
Hopefully the Final Update: Defoliation Timing and Chasing This Top Crop (Collins & Edmisten)
Hopefully, this will be the last update on weather and heat unit forecasts for this year. In an effort …
Potential Frost October 18 and Following Peanut Notes No. 234 2020
The following is a prediction for frost (correspondence on October 11) for the northeastern part of North Carolina for …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- 2015 Bertie County Bollworm Moth Count
- 2016 Bollworm Moth Count
- 2016 Peanut Leafspot Advisory
- 2017 Peanut Leafspot Advisory
- Insects Remain A Threat To Cotton
- NC STATEWIDE BLACKLIGHT DATA
- Peanut Maturity Clinic at Powell & Stokes
Bertie County Field Crop Resources
County Extension Programs
Custom Tools for Growers
Information Portals
- Corn
- Cotton
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Official Variety Testing
- Organic Commodities
- Peanut Growers Information
- Soybeans
- Tobacco Growers Information
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NCSU/USDA Forage Program
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