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April 18, 2017

COTTON UPDATE ...

2017 cotton loan rate differentials

Have been calculated based on market valuations of cotton quality factors

April 17, 2017

pecans

SPRAY GUIDE ...

2017 pecan spray guide available

Guide prepared by extension specialists at the University of Georgia

April 17, 2017

Blueberry trapping station. From left to right are the SWD trap, cherry fruitworm trap, blueberry maggot trap, and cranberry fruitworm trap. (Photo: Hannah Burrack)

BLUEBERRY PESTS ...

Blueberry insect monitoring report

NC State Extension monitors six blueberry fields to report on insect activity

April 17, 2017

John Howard will serve as Emergency Programs director, Vernon Cox will serve as Soil and Water Conservation director, and Phillip Wilson will serve as Plant Industry Division director. (Courtesy of NCDA&CS)

LEADERSHIP ...

Troxler announces three new directors

John Howard, Vernon Cox and Phillip Wilson hired

April 15, 2017

wheat stripe rust

WHEAT ...

Wheat disease update

For wheat flowering now, scab risk is low

April 15, 2017

COTTON PLANTING ...

Tips for successful cotton planting

Keep a few key points in mind throughout the planting window

April 15, 2017

GRANT ...

Grant writing workshops

Workshop on USDA Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program

April 13, 2017

Ann Savage, MS student of NC State University’s Parks Recreation Tourism Management. (Courtesy of NC State Extension)

AGRITOURISM ...

NC Women in Agritourism

Workshops, webinars and more

April 13, 2017

A child pitching hay. (Ron Jones via Flickr)

CONTEST ...

#RootedinAg contest now accepting entries

Describe someone who encouraged you to become #RootedinAg

April 13, 2017

See baby barn animals. (Courtesy of Carolina Farm Stewardship Association)

TOUR ...

22nd Annual Piedmont Farm Tour

The oldest sustainable farm tour in the United States