Winter 2021 Blackland Bulletin
Click the links below to view the latest edition of the Blackland Bulletin! Blackland Bulletin – Winter 2021 – Updated …
Field Crops
Videos: Mid-Season Soybean & Cotton Insect Scouting
Soybean Extension Portal Corn Earworm Economic Threshold Calculator for Soybeans Stink Bug Thresholds for Soybeans NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual Cotton Extension Portal Cotton Insect …
NEW Mobile Refrigerated Local Foods Trailer
👀We have some EXCITING programs in the works at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Hyde County Center!! Through the generous support …
2020 Blackland Farm Managers Tour Canceled
From Beaufort County Extension Director Rod Gurganus: The pandemic has done something that hurricanes, mosquitos, and heat have never done… The 50th Annual …
Crop Scouting Resources
Corn: Stink Bug Management in Corn How to Scout and Manage Stink Bugs in Pre-Tassel Corn Weed Management in Corn Cotton: NC Cotton Insect …
2019 Blackland Agent Corn Hybrid Trial Results
2019 Corn Hybrid Trial Results Haslin Farms Beaufort County 2019 Corn Hybrid Trial Results Mann Farms Hyde County NC Corn …
2019 Blackland Agent Soybean Variety Test Results
2019 Blacklands Area Soybean Variety Test Results: 2019 North Lake Farms Soybean Variety Trial Yields (Hyde Co.) 2019 3B Farms Soybean …
2019 Bee School Registration - Beaufort County Beekeepers Association
The Beaufort County Beekeepers Association will be holding a class for everything you need to know in order to …
Blacklands Area Winter Meetings
2019 Road Show Production Meetings As always, the Blacklands Extension Agents will be hosting the Road Show Production Meeting series. …
BFMA Annual Meeting
BFMA Annual …
Tomato Wilt Got You Down This Year?
Have you given up growing tomatoes because they just wilt? This class is for you! Join Gene Fox, Area Horticulture …
2017 Winter Production Meeting Schedule
The 2017 Winter Meeting schedule has been finalized and we have a lot great learning opportunities available! See table …
Fruit Tree and Muscadine Class and Pruning Workshop
Join us at the Beaufort County Center for a comprehensive class on fruit tree management and care and a …
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