SMALL GRAIN MEETING
We will be having an area small grain production meeting on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Epsom Fire Department (8120 NC 39 HWY South, Henderson, NC 27537). The meeting will start at 6:00 p.m. with a sponsored meal. There will be production information presented by NCSU Extension Specialists. 1 hour of pesticide credit for categories NODX. To register, please contact your County Extension Office by October 18th.
We will be having an area small grain production meeting on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Epsom Fire Department (8120 NC 39 HWY South, Henderson, NC 27537). The meeting will start at 6:00 p.m. with a sponsored meal. There will be production information presented by NCSU Extension Specialists. 1 hour of pesticide credit for categories NODX. To register, please contact your County Extension Office by October 18th.
SMALL GRAIN VARIETY DATA BOOKS
Available at your County Extension Center, or give us a call and we’ll drop it in the mail.
VANCE COUNY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION UPDATE
To learn about all the great things happening at the Vance County Extension Center, click here:
SOIL SAMPLE PEAK SEASON FEE REMINDER
Just a reminder that to avoid the new peak season fee ($4/sample, Dec thru Mar), you need to get your samples to the Vance or Warren Extension Center by Nov 26.
SOYBEAN RUST UPDATE, from Dr. Jim Dunphy, NCSU, Oct 2, 2013
We would consider that rust spores are probably in any soybean field in the state, but we wouldn’t expect the disease to develop very rapidly in the drier parts of the state. We would recommend spraying a fungicide on any soybeans in the state which have started blooming, which do not yet have full sized seeds in the top four nodes of the plant, and which appear to have a yield potential of 20 Bu/A or more. Low night temperatures we are experiencing currently are not conducive to development of soybean rust. Late planted soybeans are still at risk though it seems likely that much of the states’ soybean crop will not be affected adversely by rust this year.
GRAIN SORGHUM FIELD DAY
The 2013 North Carolina Grain Sorghum Field Tour will be held on Oct. 9th at 4:30 p.m at the Fountain Farm which is part of the Upper Coastal Plain Research Station near Rocky Mount. A meal will be served following the field tour. No need to pre-register.
SWEETPOTATO FIELD DAY
Oct 10, Jones Farm, 7094 Honeysuckle Rd., Bailey, NC, 2:45-6:00 pm.
LATEST UPDATE FROM THE AG HEALTH STUDY
This long term study is generating lots of practical information on how farmers can do their work more safely. Read the latest here:
WARREN COUNTY JOINS EMERALD ASH BORER QUARANTINE
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS FROM CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FARMING SYSTEMS
Lots of great workshops around the state on tomatoes, peppers, record keeping, and more. Details at:
UPDATE ON SOYBEAN LOOPERS
HUNT NC FARMLAND
This program from the NCDA&CS may be able to help you manage deer populations on your farm. It connects hunters looking for land with farmers. Check it out here: http://www.ncagr.gov/hunt/
RESOURCES ON ORGANIC GRAIN PRODUCTION
Including videos from the Organic Grain Field Day: