Risk-management workshops focusing on selling grain and cotton are being offered January through March in Eastern N.C.

Summary: The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Marketing Division is offering risk-management workshops to discuss tools to help farmers market grain crops and cotton. The classes are being held January through March in different locations in Eastern NC. Find out more on dates, locations and times at https://www.ncagr.gov Today’s Topic with Southern Farm … Read more

Today’s Topic: News rules in place regarding use of dicamba products. Statewide workshops scheduled through May.

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Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Mike Davis to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Training continues to be required to use dicamba products to avoid damaging other crops. New label revisions for Engenia, XtendiMax and Fexapan indicate these products can only be used by certified applicators. Workshops are being held across … Read more

Today’s Topic: New Round of Mandatory Auxin Training

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Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Mike Davis to discuss “Today’s Topic.” Farmers will find new label requirements on restricted-use pesticides containing auxin this year, and that means they will need to take a workshop on how to properly apply these products before they can be used. In cooperation … Read more