2020 Virtual Tobacco Field Day
Welcome to the 2020 NC State University Virtual Tobacco Field Day! Thank you for viewing our research updates. Below …
Field Crops
Mid-Season Tobacco Disease Updates
Recent weather conditions have favored several diseases in tobacco. Most pathogens that we manage in tobacco are most severe …
From the Field - Agronomy Notes: Vol. 4, Num. 7
June 25, 2020- The 2020 tobacco season continues to be one marked by unique challenges. Though these issues are diverse, …
Final Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 15, 2020
This is the tenth and final TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment report. Third and fourth generation flights have …
From the Field - Agronomy Notes: Vol. 4, Num. 6
June 12, 2020- Our spring season (almost summer) continues to be one for the record books, and not in a …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – Update Coming!
Due to server issues associated with the Tobacco Thrips Flight and TSWV Intensity Predictor, our final report will be …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 2, 2020
This is the ninth weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment update. Third generation flights have now occurred at all …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 26, 2020
This is the eighth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flights have now …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 18, 2020
This is the seventh of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flights have now …
From the Field - Agronomy Notes: Vol. 4, Num. 5
May 12, 2020- By now, much of the resulting injury from Sunday morning’s (5/10) frost event has been evaluated. In …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 11, 2020
This is the sixth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flights have now …
From the Field - Agronomy Notes: Vol. 4, Num. 4
May 5, 2020- 2020 just seems to be the year that keeps on giving. As we start to wrap up …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – May 4, 2020
This is the fifth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flight timings are …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 29, 2020
This is the fourth of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Third generation flight timings are …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 22, 2020
This is the third of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Cool weather has continued to …
Should I Lime? Understanding the pH of Your Soil
pH The concept of “pH” sure is a strange one to grasp. On one hand we have probably all tasted …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 13, 2020
This is the second of our weekly TSWV and tobacco thrips risk assessment updates. Last week’s cool temperatures pushed …
From the Field - Agronomy Notes: Vol. 4, Num. 3
April 9, 2020- As upside down as the world seems right now, the 2020 tobacco season continues to march forward. …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – April 7, 2020
Managing tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in North Carolina tobacco requires both pre transplant and post transplant decisions, which …
It's Time to Fertilize!
It is that time of year again! Hopefully, you have already started to fertilize your hay fields and pastures. …
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