This year’s CHROME Regional Ag Expo will take place on Thursday, August 27, 2026, in Bertie County at the Peanut Belt Research Station in Lewiston-Woodville, NC. This event starts at 8:45 AM.

Our field tour will feature NC State Extension Specialists sharing the latest insights on corn, cotton, soybean, and peanut management.

Attendees can also earn 2-hours of NCDA&CS pesticide recertification credits (categories N, D, O, and X) as well as CCA credits.

• 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM: Registration & Vendor Fair
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Welcome & Announcements
• 10:00 AM - Noon: Field Tours
• Noon: Catered Lunch

• Deficit Irrigation and Ultra-Long Maturing Corn Hybrids
• Peanut Agronomic Research Updates
• Peanut Disease Management Updates
• Management for New/Emerging Pests in Cotton
• Soybean Desiccation Demonstration
• Updates to the Regional Corn Hybrid Test

Questions? Contact your local participating N.C. Cooperative Extension Center:

Bertie: (252) 794-5317 | Halifax: (252) 583-5161 | Hertford: (252) 358-7822 | Northampton: (252) 534-2711

Please submit any accommodation requests to your local center at least 10 days prior to the expo.

The CHROME Regional Ag Expo is proudly presented through a partnership of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Centers in Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, and Northampton counties.

We are grateful for the support of our key partners, including NC State University, the NC Department of Agriculture, various NC Commodity groups, and our local farmers and agribusinesses.

N.C. Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity provider.