Dr. Poole stops by to discuss drainage, irrigation, how to manage water to increase yields. 

Drainage Information

Control Drainage and Crop Yields

Dr. Stephanie Kulesza, Animal Waste Management Specialist with N.C. State University stopped by to discuss best practices for using manure as a fertilizer source.

Two Resources we discussed are:

Realistic Yields

Area Specialized Poultry  Agents

Dr. Wes Everman and Dr. Charlie Cahoon discuss cut off dates for Dicamba use in cotton and soybeans. 

You can find the dates in this article. 

Dr. David Jordan stops by the podcast to discuss the up and down planting season for peanuts.  What does it mean for stands? What does it mean for weed control? What does it mean for insects?  Listen in and find out!

Peanut Risk Tool Dr. Jordan talks about can be found Here.

Peanut Extension Update can be found Here. 

Listen in as Dr. Wes Everman and Dr. Charlie Cahoon discuss early season weed management with these dry conditions.

We discuss what to expect with residual herbicides, post emergence herbicides, and layby herbicide applications!

Jenny Carleo, Area Specialized Grain Agent, stopped by to discuss side-dress fertilizer applications.  We focus on timing, placement, rate and source.  

Today we share some comments from Dr. Ron Heiniger, NCSU Corn Specialist, shared last week regarding the dry weather and small corn.  He discusses what the corn plant is going through, how it could effect the corn production at harvest time, and how manage  going forward.

Dr. Dominic Reisig, N.C. State Extension Entomologist stopped by to discuss non-Bt corn refuge.  Why we need it, and other common questions regarding the topic.  

We visit with Dr. Matthew Vann, N.C. State University Tobacco Specialist about how the Tobacco Season has gone so far.  We also discuss what to expect with fertilization, weed control and diseases going forward with the dry weather.  Please subscribe to the Crop Sense podcast to stay up to date on crop information.  

We visit with Jay Sullivan, a farmer in Sampson County, to discuss the impact stinkbugs have had on his corn crops and how N.C. Cooperative Extension has helped him better manage this pest.  Check out information on scouting stinkbugs in corn and thresholds Here!