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2025 Upper Coastal Plain Dryland Yield Results

2025 Corn Hybrid Performance Report: Upper Coastal Plain

Overview of 2025 Yields and Outlook Corn yields across the Upper Coastal Plain showed significant improvement in 2025 compared to 2024. While some localized areas had below-average results, the vast…

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When Should Corn Harvest Begin?

As we move into August corn growers begin to think about harvest. Aside from the current poor prices in the market, growers must consider when to harvest and how to handle the crop. One of the…

SIGN THAT SAYS YIELD CONTEST WITH AN EAR OF CORN AND SEVERAL PODS OF SOYBEANS

2025 Bertie County Corn and Soybean Yield Contests

We are excited to announce that, following the 2025 harvest season, we intend to recognize the top-producing Corn and Soybean growers in Bertie County with the 2025 Bertie County Yield Contest…

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2024 Upper Coastal Plain Corn Hybrid Yield Results

This year, corn yields in the Upper Coastal Plain varied wildly in the region and sometimes dramatically from one side of the field to the other. You didn't have to go far to find exceptional or…

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2024 Bertie County Corn and Soybean Yield Contests

We are excited to announce that following the 2024 harvest season, we intend to recognize the top producing Corn and Soybean growers in Bertie County with the 2024 Bertie County Yield Contest Awards.…

2024 CHROME Regional Ag Expo flyer — Peanut Belt Research Station, Aug 21, 3:00–6:00 PM

2024 CHROME Ag Expo | August 21, 2024

The 2024 CHROME Ag Expo is scheduled for Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at the Peanut Belt Research Station in Lewiston-Woodville, NC. Registration:2024 CHROME Registration through…

Corn in Colerain

2024 Upper Coastal Plain Corn Hybrid Test Update

The Upper Coastal Plain corn hybrid evaluation team has installed 13 corn test locations this year in Bertie, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pitt, and Washington…

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2024 Bertie Corn Planting Guidance & Climate Dashboard

Corn Planting Reminders Corn planting time is upon us, and when Dr. Heiniger spoke at the 2024 Bertie Corn Production Meeting, he reminded us of value of successful seed germination and uniform stand…

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Winter Meetings

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Bertie County Center will be offering multiple winter production meetings next year. Below is a list of in-person meetings planned for January, February, & March 2024.…

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Bertie County AgNews - Fall Edition

Check out the Fall 2023 edition of the Bertie County AgNews linked below. In this edition, you will find an update on the multi-year corn closing wheel investigation as well as information regarding…