What Have We Learned From Several Years of Foliar Yield Enhancement Soybean Trials in North Carolina?
A more comprehensive research summary can be found at this link: NC State Soybean Extension Foliar Yield Enhancement Research …
Climate Change Is Already Hurting Fruit Breeders, and Consumers Could Soon Feel the Pain
In Mark Demuth’s research orchard in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the peach tree twigs glow a …
Strawberry Season in North Carolina Has Begun
Dexter Hill, N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services | 3/31/2019 | Via Morning Ag Clips 2019 NC Strawberry Season …
Controlling English Ivy in Urban Landscapes
Joe Neal | 3/5/2019 | NC State Publications and Factsheets English ivy (Hedera helix) is a shade-tolerant, woody perennial vine. …
Thinking About Growing Bamboo? Proceed With Caution!
Bamboo is planted for its ornamental qualities, grown for wood or wood fibers, or grown for edible bamboo shoots. …
Apple Trees Are Mysteriously Dying All Across America
Bryan Nelson | 3/28/2019 | Mother Nature Network Apple trees are an iconic national symbol in America, but the future …
Natural Plant Defense Genes Provide Clues to Safener Protection in Grain Sorghum
Dean Riechers & Lauren Quinn | 3/18/2019 | University of Illinois via USDA Fresh from the Field Weeds often emerge …
USDA Helps Protect Wetlands, Ag Lands, Grasslands
USDA NRCS | 3/27/2019 | via Morning AgClips USDA helps protect wetlands, ag lands, grasslands WASHINGTON — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation …
Michigan Pollinator Project Surveys Planted Habitats
IPIPE | 3/27/2019 | March Newsletter Jacquelyn Albert, working with Dr. Rufus Isaacs and research technician Steve Van Timmerman at …
How Tree Diversity Regulates Invading Forest Pests
D’Lyn Ford at NC State University | 3/25/2019 | ScienceDaily A national-scale study of U.S. forests found strong relationships between …
Land Conservation Helps Local Economies Grow
Harvard University | 3/26/2019 | Morning AgClips via EurekaAlert! CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Land conservation modestly increases employment rates, a traditional …
Aphids in Wheat
I have received numerous calls within the past week about relatively heavy aphid levels in wheat. The point of …
Cover Crops That Take the Heat
USDA NRCS & Plant Materials Program | 3/22/2019 Plant Materials Centers (PMCs) in the Southeast are gathering data on different …
Blue Disease, Nematodes Aren’t the Only Threat in 2019
Bob Kemerait | 3/20/2019 | Southeast FarmPress Too many cotton stalks are left in the fields. Incessant rains that began …
New Vegetables and Herbs for Your Garden
Brian Barth | 3/25/2019 / Modern Farmer Branch out this year with varieties that will bring new flavors to your …
We Are Hiring! Help Us Grow Hemp, Hops, Broccoli, and More!
We have two to three temporary positions open in western North Carolina working on our western NC research stations …
Popular NC Hemp Portal Updates
Thanks to all of you for making this Industrial Hemp Portal the third most visited website for N.C. Cooperative …
Raising a Stink for BMSB Research
Kate Prengaman | 3/14/2019 | Good Fruit Grower Almost a decade after the first brown marmorated stink bug outbreak cost …
APHIS Launches Site for Pests & Diseases
USDA APHIS | 3/17/2019| Via Morning AgClips The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is …
Diverse Bee Communities Best for Apple Orchards
Jan Suszkiw | 3/17/2019 | USDA ARS via Morning AgClips Diverse bee communities best for apple orchards WASHINGTON — Honey bees …