NC Cooperative Extension Updates


CANOLA/RAPESEED MEETING, 8/2
Thursday, August 2nd, 6 pm, Franklin County Extension Center, Louisburg.   Featuring presentations by Dr. Ron Heiniger (NCSU Crop Specialist) and Dr. Chris Reberg-Horton (NCSU Crop Specialist).  One hour of pesticide credit and CCA credits will be applied for.  Please call the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office (919-496-3344) to register by Monday July 30, 2012.  A meal is being provided thanks to the generous sponsorship of Technology Crops International.

WHEAT VARIETY DATA
http://www.smallgrains.ncsu.edu/

VIDEO ON WHEAT VARIETIES
Dr. Randy Weisz stars in this short video on selecting wheat varieties for the 2012 season:

NCSU PEST NEWS
The latest issue is available here:  http://ipm.ncsu.edu/current_ipm/pest_news.html

RESPECT THE ROTATION FIELD DAY
Wes Everman and Alan York of NCSU, in conjunction with Bayer, will be hosting a field day near Mt Olive on August 9.  Tour starts at 4 PM and ends with dinner around 6:30.  The primary focus is on management of resistant weeds in cotton and soybean.  The event is sponsored by Bayer as part of their national series of Respect the Rotation field days.  As such, there will be some emphases on LibertyLink technology, but the topics presented will certainly not be limited to LibertyLink.  Register here:  https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=RESP36E

VANCE DIRECTOR RETIRING
Mary Helen Jones, our County Extension Director, is retiring at the end of this month.  She will be sorely missed!  In her honor, we are holding a drop-in reception on July 23rd, details at http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/MHJreceptioninvite.pdf.