2021 growing season

Recent spring storms damage blueberry crop

Recent spring storms damage blueberry crop

North Carolina blueberry farmers in Pender, Bladen and Robeson counties are surveying their fields to assess crop damage from a recent spring storm with hail. Some strawberry growers also saw damage. Spring is a great time of year, but it can also be a tricky time of year for farmers. Late freezes, hail and strong […]

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Regional Agronomists provide April crop updates

With a long, wet winter and now Easter behind us, field work and land preparation for the 2021 crop is in full swing. With the soils drying out over the past week, many acres have been tilled and/or burndown herbicides have been applied to row crop acres. There are still low-lying and/or poorly drained areas […]

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