Bringing Cotton Back To Eastern Carolina’s Landscape
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
In 1940, Gary Respess’ grandfather purchased some land that would become a legacy for generations to come.
Respess, a farmer, husband, father and grandfather, resides in Pantego, North Carolina....
For many or most growers across North Carolina, 2021 will be a year to remember for quite a while. It is very rare that high prices, timely rains throughout the summer, avoidance of tropical storms or prolonged cloudy/wet weather...
Cotton is an important crop worldwide and grown in large amounts in the United States, which provided 38 percent of cotton exports in 2017. One of the greatest threats to cotton production is Fusarium wilt, a fungal disease caused...
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Julius Tillery, founder of the company Black Cotton and a distinguished leader in environmental, agricultural and racial justice in North Carolina, is being honored by North Carolina State University’s Park Scholars with the William C. Friday Award.
Tillery was chosen...
Several members of the North Carolina State University cotton Extension team, county agents and others have recently developed or participated in production-related podcasts. The recorded sessions provide timely updates to current production issues, and NCSU cotton specialist Guy Collins...
• By Dominic Reisig •
Should I treat this cotton for bollworm eggs, plant bugs or stink bugs? This is not a one-size-fits-all answer, but here are a few scenarios to consider.
1) Delayed cotton with low yield potential The good...
Dave Hudgens was an outstanding baseball player for the Sun Devils at the University of Arizona. During his college career, he racked up some solid stats. After graduating, he played in the minor leagues for a few years and...
• By Anders Huseth •
As we near early August, cotton growers should be shifting their focus from early season insects to late season pests that arrive after bloom, particularly bollworms and stink bugs. Bollworms have been a persistent pest...
• By Dominic Reisig •
North Carolina State Extension has two thresholds for bollworm, depending on the type of cotton planted:
Bollgard II, TwinLink, WideStrike: 25 total eggs on 100 leaves or fruiting structures (search throughout the canopy on multiple plants)
Bollgard...
• By Dominic Reisig,
North Carolina State University •
Bollworm, also called corn earworm and soybean podworm, can be a significant square- and boll-damaging pest in North Carolina cotton, especially following foliar insecticide sprays for other insects. This species emerges from...
North Carolina Farmers Make It Happen For A Neighbor In Crisis
• By Carroll Smith,
Editor •
Williamston is a small community filled with Southern charm in northeastern North Carolina on the banks of the Roanoke River. Its economy revolves around agriculture....
North Carolina farmer and cotton industry leader Brad Warren is using cover crops, no-till and new planter technologies to lower production risks and increase his farm’s overall sustainability.
One of the most pressing issues facing the U.S. cotton industry today...
The Boll Weevil Eradication Program led to the eradication of the most destructive pest in the history of U.S. cotton production.
For his impassioned and relentless determination to garner broad support for the program, North Carolina’s Marshall Grant has been...
• By Guy Collins and Keith Edmisten •
Fiber quality results for the 2020 North Carolina On-Farm Cotton Variety Evaluation Program are now in. In addition to yield, fiber quality is an important component to the value and marketability of...
