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Making the decision to replant soybeans can be a challenge. Knowing the facts about your existing soybean stand and …
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One of the things to consider, as we’re planting earlier soybeans, is the possibility of seedling disease and seed …
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Join us on August 18 for the 2nd Annual Southwest Piedmont Corn and Soybean Field Day! This is an …
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- Early Season Italian Ryegrass Control in Wheat
- Fertile Ground Newsletter - August 2012
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- Tobacco - Burley
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- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
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- Tobacco Growers Information
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- Agriculture and Resource Economics Extension
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Partnerships and Organizations
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- NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- NCSU/USDA Forage Program
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- Integrated Pest Management Blogs
- NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual
- NC Official Variety Tests
- NC Pest News
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