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FIELD DAY: Leveraging Technology to Improve Pastures and Cattle Performance

Published - January 4, 2026 Read

News From Forages

David Davis, director of Extension's Yancey County Center, loads grass seed into an agricultural drone.
Help From Above: NC State Extension Puts Drones to Work for Farms

Published - February 2, 2026

From: NC State Extension
Fall Armyworm Control in Pastures and Forages table listing insecticide classes, active ingredients, timing
Fall Armyworm Management for Forages/Pastures

Published - September 25, 2025

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Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Damage

Published - August 19, 2025

Tri-County Livestock and Pasture Management Field Day

Published - August 13, 2025

Dr. Navdeep Godara
Welcome Our New Turfgrass / Forage Weed Science Specialist

Published - July 17, 2025

NC State Forage & Grassland 2025 Webinar Series, one session monthly Jul–Oct; Jul15 Aug20 Sep17 Oct8
Annual Forage & Grassland Management Webinar Series

Published - June 2, 2025

Dry brown grass field stretching to a distant tree line under a cloudy sky
Prepare to Monitor Pests and Prevent Damages in Pastures (Upcoming Workshop and Webinar)

Published - May 21, 2025

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Get ready to enter the 2025 Southeastern Hay Contest

Published - May 16, 2025

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Up close picture of a soybean plant in the field at full maturity
2026 Soybean Data Webinar

Published - March 4, 2026

From: Official Variety Testing
Ear of grain corn at physiological maturity prior to harvest. The shuck is pulled back with the ear beneath displayed
2026 Corn Data Webinar

Published - March 3, 2026

From: Official Variety Testing
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Status of Soil Fertility in North America, Central Asia, and Eastern Asia

Published - October 23, 2025

From: Soil Fertility
Wheat variety trial plots with uniform green growth in neatly organized rows, likely for agricultural research or yield testing.
2026 Wheat Data Webinar

Published - July 16, 2025

From: Official Variety Testing
Soil with scattered white and blue fertilizer pellets and a dried plant stub
Average Soil Fertility Status of Row-Crop Fields in NC

Published - January 30, 2025

From: Soil Fertility
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Soil Management for Huricane-Impacted Western North Carolina

Published - October 11, 2024

From: Soil Fertility
pinnately compound leaves and seed clusters
Tree of Heaven Control Guidelines

Published - August 4, 2023

From: Weeds
Man explaining fertilizer research to students in a field; overlaid text: "optimal rate of fertilizers"
How the Fertilizer Recommendations Are Updated

Published - June 28, 2023

From: Soil Fertility
in-row, bare soil with vegetation between rows.
New Publication - Weed Control in Christmas Trees

Published - June 23, 2023

From: Weeds
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Low Soil Temperature and Nutrient Uptake

Published - May 18, 2023

From: Soil Fertility
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