CRAVEN & CARTERET COUNTIES, OCTOBER 15, 2020 |
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In this Newsletter
Upcoming Events
Scholarship Opportunities
Pea for Grain Production in NC
Soybean Seed Quality Concerns
Soybean Rust Confirmed in NC
$500 Reimbursement for Internet Service to Migrant Housing
New Variety Selection Tool
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Wheat Production Series- The recorded session of "Pre-Plant Strategies for Wheat", is available at https://youtu.be/zOULeNulVhA. On November 6 from 8 -9 AM, Part 2 of the series will feature Dr. Nicholas Piggott showcasing "The Grain Marketing Tool" and Dr. Wesley Everman will discuss "Post-Emergent Weed Control in Wheat". Register at tinyurl.com/Wheat2020Part2
The 72nd Annual Crop Protection School will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2020, online via Zoom. RSVP will be required and passcodes will be provided once registration is complete. Topics will include field crop updates, N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – Cotton Seed Testing program, new and emerging pests, legal issues affecting crop protection, disease management, weed management, guava root-knot nematode, and resistance management. Pesticide and CCA Credits available. Read more in the web post, Save the Date: 2020 NC Crop Protection School.
USDA Hosts Virtual Data Users’ Meeting - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is hosting a virtual Data Users’ Meeting on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 from 12:30-3:30 pm EST. This event will share recent and pending program changes, and to solicit comments and input on various data and information programs important to agriculture. To register, click here.
Eastern NC .CA Training – From 8 AM- 12:15 PM, Monday, December 7 through Friday, December 11, 2020, NC Cooperative Extension Agents within the Southeastern District will provide the annual CCA training via Zoom. Registration, cost and other details should soon be posted to NC Extension websites. Watch for full details!
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Scholarship Opportunities |
The NC Small Grain Growers Association provides annual scholarships to students seeking a career in the agricultural industry. Each of this year’s winners received $2,500. Congratulations to this year’s recipients. Click here to see this year's recipients.
The Soy Scholarship is a $5,000 one-time award presented to a high school senior who plans to pursue agriculture as an area of study at any accredited college or university in the 2021-22 academic year. The scholarship is managed by ASA and made possible through a grant the by BASF Corporation. High school seniors may apply online Oct. 14-Dec. 6, 2020.
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Pea Production for Grain in NC |
Production of peas for grain as a feed has been examined over the past years by NCSU faculty. It has the potential to replace corn and soybean income for those seeking an alternative crop. However, like other crops, management of pests, market delivery options, transportation to point of sale, and storage needs may prohibit some from entering this production. Read more in the article, Grain Pea Production in North Carolina.
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Soybean Seed Quality Concerns |
Seed quality has been very poor for many soybean producers this year. Some causes are simply not preventable while others are preventable. Below are some reasons that poor seed quality has been reported. Read more in the article, Seed Decay and Pod Blight.
- Excessive rainfall and high humidity during early pod set has been ideal for fungal disease. Some of these fungi are ones that we do not normally have concern since it is normally not warm and humid long enough to be a problem in this area. However, this year conditions were very favorable for these fungi.
- Fungicide application to protect seed quality is best applied at R3-R5 growth stages. Most growers apply a fungicide when applying an insecticide for corn earworms at bloom to early R1 Growth Stage. Typically, fungicides do not provide protection for more than a few weeks. As such, fungicides do not normally provide protection against pod diseases.
- Stinkbugs have been dramatically increasing each year yet failure to monitor them has resulted in excessive damage. Stinkbug feeding can provide plant injury allowing disease to enter the soybean plant at the feeding site. For reasons yet to be determined, stinkbugs were a severe pest in some fields.
- Earlier maturing varieties tend to be more prone to disease problems. As such, use only disease free seed and harvest timely (early as possible) if planting Group III - Group V soybeans next season.
- Shallow root systems due to excessive rainfall, compacted soils, or nematode damage (or all of these) decreased plant vigor and health. Thus, diseases were more noticeable due to poor plant health.
We will continue to monitor this problem. For now, harvesting as early as possible is one way to decrease the chance of decreased seed quality. Updates will be provided on the NC Extension Soybean Webpage
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Soybean Rust Confirmed in NC |
Soybean Rust has been confirmed in Hyde County, NC. This disease can be devastating to soybean when present at soybean growth stages R3-R5. However, most fields are well past any stage that would merit an application of a fungicide at this point. Only fields with most pods still in these growth stage merit consideration for treatments. More information can be found in the article, Soybean Rust Confirmed in Eastern NC
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$500 Reimbursement for Migrant Housing Internet Connection |
Receive up to $500/migrant housing unit for purchase of devices such as hotspots, routers, modems, antennas, set up fees, and service payments through the NC Farmworker Health Program. Internet connection within migrant housing will allow workers to current information, attend web classes to learn English, communicate with family, provide better communication with you, and access health care information during the pandemic. To obtain reimbursement, follow the directions on the application.
*CONSULT REQUIRED FOR FARMS HAVING MORE THAN 25 WORKERS IN ONE LOCATION.
To apply for reimbursement or questions concerning the application, email: Robin Tutor Marcom or call 252.744.1008
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New Variety Selection Tool |
NC Extension is slowly migrating data from the NC Official Variety Trials to a new format. Those that simply desire a list of top varieties will be deeply disappointed. Those that would like to sort varietal performance by items such as soil type, planting population, rainfall distribution, varietal traits, planting date, etc., will be pleased. Currently, soybean, wheat and corn data is provided in the NC Varietal Selection Tool. For a while, the older data will remain at the NCOVT website but we will slowly transition data to this new format.
It may take a bit of practice to learn how to best sort the database. (It will take some time for us to learn how to use it too). Fortunately, NC State faculty have provided short video tutorials.
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