The Effects of Late-Season Storm Damage to Flue-Cured Tobacco
Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, can prove detrimental to flue-cured tobacco yield and quality. Specific to hurricanes, both …
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Power Loss During Curing and Selecting Generator Capacity
Below are some links to information concerning power loss during curing and selecting generator capacity. Hopefully this will not be …
Latest News on Tobacco Crops
Welcome to the August 2018 update for the Johnston County Tobacco News! This update features information on frogeye leaf spot, …
2018 Soybean Agronomic Meeting and Field Day
August 28, 2018, | 7:30 a.m. @ Johnston County Livestock Arena (Click on link for directions) Anyone interested should call the N.C. …
Don't Put Away the Umbrella!
The National Weather Service (NWS) has updated their temperature and rainfall predictions for August. Now, they expect our pattern …
Wheat Variety Trials
Wheat Variety Trials This area of the State has a wide range of soil types and rolling to fairly …
Pesticide Exam, Safety Recertification and Upcoming Events
2018 Pesticide Exam-August 8th North Carolina Pesticide exams will be offered on Wednesday, August 8th at the Johnston County Ag Center. …
Kudzu Bugs in Soybean Fields
Kudzu bugs have been spotted a few fields in Johnston County. For soybeans less than 1 foot tall, the …
2018 NCSU Tobacco Tour
We’re pleased to announce that the 2018 NC State University Tobacco Tour has been scheduled and that registration is …
Have You Seen a Diamondback?
According to Jeff Hall, Conservation Biologist with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, sightings of Diamondback rattlesnakes are becoming much …
Final Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 11, 2018
This is the eighteenth, and final, thrips flight and TSWV risk assessment report. Read about why we are posting these reports and more …
Thrips Flight and TSWV Risk Assessment Report – June 5, 2018
This is the seventeenth thrips flight and TSWV risk assessment report. Read about why we are posting these reports and more in …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- 2018 Johnston/Wilson Cotton Meeting and Field Day Agenda
- Bee List - Johnston County
- Monitor Moisture During Cotton Harvest
- The 3rd Quarter Johnston County Grower Newsletter for 2018
- The History of Cotton
County Extension Programs
Custom Tools for Growers
Information Portals
- Corn
- Cotton
- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
- Extension Plant Pathology
- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Official Variety Testing
- Organic Grains
- Peanut Growers Information
- Soybeans
- Tobacco Growers Information
More Extension Programs at NC State University
- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
- Crop and Soil Sciences
- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
- NC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
Partnerships and Organizations
- Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NCSU/USDA Forage Program
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