Crop Sense

Jenny Carleo, Area Specialized Grain Agent, stopped by to discuss side-dress fertilizer applications.  We focus on timing, placement, rate and source.  

Today we share some comments from Dr. Ron Heiniger, NCSU Corn Specialist, shared last week regarding the dry weather and small corn.  He discusses what the corn plant is going through, how it could effect the corn production at harvest time, and how manage  going forward.

Dr. Dominic Reisig, N.C. State Extension Entomologist stopped by to discuss non-Bt corn refuge.  Why we need it, and other common questions regarding the topic.  

We visit with Dr. Matthew Vann, N.C. State University Tobacco Specialist about how the Tobacco Season has gone so far.  We also discuss what to expect with fertilization, weed control and diseases going forward with the dry weather.  Please subscribe to the Crop Sense podcast to stay up to date on crop information.  

We visit with Jay Sullivan, a farmer in Sampson County, to discuss the impact stinkbugs have had on his corn crops and how N.C. Cooperative Extension has helped him better manage this pest.  Check out information on scouting stinkbugs in corn and thresholds Here !  

Dr. Guy Collins, NCSU Cotton Specialist stops by and we discuss the cold, dry start to Cotton 21.  We talk about what growers should be looking out for to determine the need to replant, how to manage cotton that has already emerged, and how to move forward the rest of the cotton planting window.  

Join us as we talk with Dr. Adrienne Gorny, N.C. State University Assistant Professor in Nematode Epidemiology and Management about the Guava Root Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii).  We discuss where it came from, why it is such a problem and how to deal with it.