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Beans Gone Wild Is Growing: Introducing Root Cause Reports!

Root Cause Reports Turning Local Problems into Statewide Solutions Beans Gone Wild began as a tool to capture and share real-time field issues impacting soybean production across North Carolina.…

Will Spotted Lanternfly Be a Major Issue in North Carolina Field Crops?

The short answer: We do not anticipate that spotted lanternfly will be an issue for field cropsThe long answer: Detection of an established spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) population in…

corn earworm pupae in a cutout layer of soil. Pupal chamber is also visible

One Reason Why Corn Earworm (Bollworm) Numbers Might Vary Across North Carolina Lies Below Our Feet

Article by DeShae Dillard, M.S., NC State, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology Corn earworm (also known as bollworm) is a major pest of corn, cotton, sorghum, and soybean. Monitoring has…

Tomato fruit

Tomato Growers Identify Research Priorities

The North Carolina Tomato Growers Association recently hosted the Winter Vegetable Meeting in February. Attendees were asked a series of 23 questions to identify research priorities and impacts of…

Fall Armyworm

Fall Armyworm Damage to North Carolina Pastures

The fall armyworm is a chronic pest in the Southeast and can cause severe damage to grass and forage crops alike. The caterpillars feed on variety of turf and forage species including: bermudagrass,…

soybean rust Photographer: Daren Mueller, ISU, Bugwood.org

Soybean Rust Update October 5, 2017

from Jim Dunphy, Extension Soybean Crop Scientist,and Lindsey Thiessen, Extension Soybean Plant PathologistNC State UniversityAsiatic Soybean Rust (ASR) has been confirmed closer to most of our NC…

soybean rust Photographer: Daren Mueller, ISU, Bugwood.org

Soybean Update September 11, 2017

Soybean Rust Updatefrom Lindsey Thiessen, Extension Soybean Plant Pathologistand Jim Dunphy, Extension Soybean Crop Scientist,NC State UniversityTo date, the nearest Asiatic Soybean Rust (ASR)…

Leaf with many small reddish-brown rust spots; label 5470105 visible

Soybean Rust Update August 23, 2017

from Jim Dunphy, Extension Soybean Crop Scientist,and Lindsey Thiessen, Extension Soybean Plant PathologistNC State UniversitySouth Carolina announced its first find of Asiatic Soybean Rust this…

soybean rust Photographer: Daren Mueller, ISU, Bugwood.org

Soybean Rust Update August 21, 2017 

from Jim Dunphy, Extension Soybean Crop Scientist,and Lindsey Thiessen, Extension Soybean Plant PathologistNC State UniversityIt was announced over the weekend that Asiatic Soybean Rust (ASR) has…

soybean rust Photographer: Daren Mueller, ISU, Bugwood.org

Soybean Rust Update

August 18, 2017from Jim Dunphy, Extension Soybean Crop Scientist,and Lindsey Thiessen, Extension Soybean Plant PathologistNC State UniversityAsiatic Soybean Rust (ASR) has been confirmed on soybeans…