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Bridging the GAP: Technologies to Improve Pasture Management and Winter Feeding
Technologies: Temporary fencing is a versatile tool that allows management of livestock, specially grazing cattle, in the landscape. Bale grazing provides …
Early Drought Management Tips for Pasture-Based Livestock Producers #2
Early Drought Management Tips for Pasture-based Livestock Producers Matt Poore, Seth Nagy, Dale Monks, Miguel Castillo, NCSU Cooperative Extension Due to …

Biology and Control of Fire Ants in Pastures
Fire ants can affect your livestock or hay operation and cost you time and money. Fire ants are well …
Early Drought Management Tips for Pasture-Based Livestock Producers
Early drought management tips for pasture-based livestock producers. Matt Poore, Seth Nagy, Dale Monks, Miguel Castillo, N.C. Cooperative Extension These thoughts …

Productivity, Nutritive Value, Nitrates, and Stem Maggot Damage for Five Forage Bermudagrass Cultivars in Spray Fields
Introduction In the coastal plains of North Carolina, bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] is a widely grown forage in land …

2024 Forage Webinar Series
Save the date for the 2024 Forage Webinar Series. Registration details will follow. Forage & Grassland Management Webinar Series Once a month …

Silvopasture Tours; Sept. 5 & 6, North Carolina
Save-the-date. Join us for the opportunity to visit and discuss two typical silvopasture systems in North …

Silvopastures in North Carolina, What Have We Learned?
Silvopastoral systems can provided multiple ecosystem services – the benefits people obtain from ecosystems –, for example, forage production, …

Consider Frost-Seeding Clovers Into Tall Fescue Pastures
Tall fescue-clover pastures have a long history of improving livestock performance in the U.S. transition zone as well as …

Video: I Have Land and Livestock. Are the Amounts Balanced....?
A critical decision for land and livestock managers is the amount of land needed for a given number of …

Wheat Data Discussion (Aug 22nd, 2023)
Please join us on August 22nd at 9 a.m. for a discussion on the OVT wheat data from our …

New Weed Identification Book Now Available
The newly revised Weeds of the Northeast 2nd edition is now available. WNE 2nd ed info slide 1 page …

2022 NC OVT Soybean Data Is Now Available
The 2022 NC OVT Soybean Data is now available online at either the OVT website or the Variety Selection Tool. …
2022 Crop Protection School Details
The 74th Annual Crop Protection School will be held Thursday, December 1, 2022, online via Zoom. RSVP is required, …

2022 NC OVT Corn (Grain) Data - Now Available
The 2022 NC OVT wheat, barley, and oats variety data are now available on the NC OVT website and …

2022 NC OVT Wheat, Barley, and Oats Data - Now Available
The 2022 NC OVT wheat, barley, and oats variety data are now available on the NC OVT website and …

Starter P Fertilizers for Corn in North Carolina
In this video, Luke Gatiboni, the extension soil fertility specialist at the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, gives …

Fall Armyworms March on in the Mountains
Fall armyworms are a reoccurring problem in the Southeast and the pests feast on hayfields, pastures, and even well …

2021 OVT Wheat Data and Webinar
The 2021 commercial wheat data is now available via the Variety Selection Tool. We will be holding a training …
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Recent Publications related to Agriculture & Food
Plant Growth Regulators
This publication explains plant growth regulators for a variety of crops.
Chemical Weed Control
This publication covers chemical weed control and weed response to a variety of crops.
Insect and Disease Control of Fruits
This publication covers insect and disease control in apples, blueberries, caneberries, grapes, peaches, pecans and …
Insect Control
This publication covers insect control in a variety of crops, as well as household pests.
Fertilizer Use
This publication offers fertilizer suggestions for a variety of crops, including field, pasture and hay …
2025 North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual
This manual, updated every year, covers pesticide use and safety information, chemical application equipment, fertilizer …

Building Local Food Economies: A Guide for Governments
This publication serves as a guide on building local food economies for planners, economic developers, …