• By Daniela Pezzini •
Bt corn has been genetically modified to make insecticidal proteins that protect plants from caterpillars and some root feeding beetles. In our region, growers pay an average of around $35 more for a bag of...
• By Dominic Reisig •
Southern corn billbug is a historical pest of corn in the southeastern United States, and in North Carolina, was a persistent pest throughout the Coastal Plain. Nearly 100 years ago (1917), a biologist named Z.P....
• By Kinsey Everhart •
Aflatoxins are a type of mycotoxin that is produced by Aspergillus flavus, which has a worldwide impact on human and animal health. They are particularly dangerous to animals because their diet usually has less variety...
• By Mitch Williams •
In order to achieve optimum corn yields, we need to get the corn crop off to a good start. Dr. Ron Heiniger, North Carolina State Extension corn specialist, has done much research over the past...
The North Carolina Official Variety Testing program recently held a virtual webinar to introduce the new Variety Selection Tool for wheat, corn and soybeans.
Included in the webinar was training on how to use the analytics feature in the new...
• By Dominic Reisig •
All growers who plant Bt corn in North Carolina are required by law to plant non-Bt corn (refuge). Details are specified on the bag tag, but non-Bt corn must represent at least 20% of the...
• By Dominic Reisig •
With corn shooting up, some fields are not too far away from tasseling. It is critical to scout all corn when the primary ear is growing and to protect it during the two weeks prior...
• By Dominic Reisig •
The threshold for stink bugs in corn is changing based on recent research conducted in both North Carolina and Virginia. These studies indicated that, while seedling thresholds were effective, there was evidence that the pre-tasseling...
• By Dominic Reisig •
A lot of folks have noticed more stink bugs than normal for this time of year. The most common question is what does that mean for the rest of the season?
Unfortunately, I can’t answer that...
Given increased acres and a return to trend yields, agricultural economists say the corn outlook for 2020 is for a potential bumper crop that could drive down market prices while creating huge stockpiles that could take years to reduce.
This...
