James Parsons- Outstanding Extension Service Award

James Parsons, Area Poultry Agent, NCCES, received the Outstanding Service Extension Award from NCSU on April 22, 2013. James assists many agents in their program areas, and is a mentor to new agents. He MORE »Posted: Yesterday

Tobacco Leaching Adjustments (Part 2)

To:  Duplin Co. Tobacco Interests From:  Curtis D. Fountain             Agricultural Extension Agent – Field Crops This email is a followup to the Friday, June 7 Tobacco Nutrient Leaching Adjustments email.  The complete Friday, MORE »Posted: 6/11/13

CHECK GENERATORS NOW

Can you believe we are only a little more than 1 week into the 2013 Hurricane season and we have already had our first named storm?  Our part of the state has been spared MORE »Posted: 6/11/13

Tobacco Nutrient Leaching Adjustments

To:  Duplin Co. Tobacco Interests From:  Curtis D. Fountain             Agricultural Extension Agent – Field Crops Sandy, low nutrient reserve soils provide a competitive advantage for tobacco production.  These soils allow for important nitrogen MORE »Posted: 6/7/13

Weed & Thrips

To:  Duplin Co. Peanut Interests From:  Curtis D. Fountain            Agricultural Extension Agent – Field Crops From ground crack to 28 days after ground crack, paraquat (Gramoxone, Firestorm, etc.) + bentazon (Basagran, etc.) offer MORE »Posted: 5/30/13

Head Scab

To – Folks With Small Grain Interests From – Randy Weisz, NC Small Grains Specialist Head Scab is starting to show up at high levels in many parts of North Carolina. Weather conditions continue MORE »Posted: 5/23/13

Cotton Thrips Management

To:  Duplin Co. Cotton Interests From:  Curtis D. Fountain            Agricultural Extension Agent – Field Crops Cotton insecticide seed treatments offer approximately 3 weeks of thrip protection.  Is that enough for the 2013 season? MORE »Posted: 5/21/13

Summertime Ventilation Checklist

Hot weather will be here soon and you need to have your poultry houses ready.  Dr. Michael Czarick from the University of Georgia provided the following checklist for poultry house ventilation systems.  1)             Replace MORE »Posted: 5/20/13