Produce Safety: FDA Issues FSMA Agricultural Water Rule Extension
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final rule on phased implementation of water testing under Food Safety …
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Industrial Hemp: FSA Reminds County Offices "No Loans on Hemp for 2019 Season"
The USDA Farm Service Agency today issued an update to state and county FSA offices regarding implementation of the …
Voluntary Agricultural Districts: Discussing Proximity Notice at NC GIS Conference
The 2019 North Carolina Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference in Winston-Salem, NC this past week featured a presentation from …
Timber Rights: Recent Case Illustrates Tricky Nature of Life-Estates for Timberland
The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an interesting opinion in January 2019 on the nature of timber rights …
Timely Article on Wetland Value Published by NC State's Burchell and Hunt
North Carolina State University’s Dr. Mike Burchell and Dr. Bill Hunt, both of the Department of Biological and Agricultural …
Leases: Keeping Farmland in Farming
If you want to keep your land in farming, you will need someone to farm it. For most landowners, …
Poultry Litter Spreader Calibration Demonstrations
Hello everyone, this is just a friendly reminder about the poultry litter spreader calibration demonstrations coming up in 2019! We also …
Pesticide Disposal Day - 9/26/2018 - New Date
Free Pesticide Collection Day Do you have pesticides at your home or farm that you no longer need or use? …
Case Note: NC Appeals Court Limits Agritourism Definition
The North Carolina Court of Appeals on May 15 placed a check on the expanding list of activities operated …
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Join Us for 2019 NC Farm School Down East!
After a successful school in 2018 with students from eight counties, NC Farm School Down East is looking for …
Freeze Warning in NC: Are Your Varieties at Risk?
The state will be experiencing temperatures below freezing over the weekend and into next week. In North Carolina, temperatures …
Timber Restoration Funds (TRF) Available Through NC Forest Service
On January 23, 2017, $1,000,000 in “time-limited” funding has been authorized to assist landowners within any counties designated in …
Update for Bollworm / Earworm Management in Soybean and Cotton
Reports have come in on spray failures in some limited spots of pyrethroids over soybeans and cotton for bollworm/earworm. …
Insecticide Spray Considerations for Worms in Cotton, Sorghum and Soybean
I have heard a lot of concern about worms (bollworm, fall armyworm, soybean looper, etc.) in our crops this …
Roundup Ready 2 Extend Soybean Varieties
‘Roundup Ready 2 Extend’ (RR2X) soybean varieties are now becoming available on the market. Farmers should be aware of some …
New Invasive Aphid Pest of Wheat Now in South Carolina
It’s been a while since we’ve had a new invasive pest of wheat, but an aphid, Sipha maydis, has …
Watch for Cereal Leaf Beetle, Especially if You Tank Mixed Insecticide With Nitrogen
Recent research from North Carolina has suggested that there are times where tank mixing an insecticide with your nitrogen …
Tradenames and Common Names for Pesticides in Ag Chem Manual
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