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• By Dominic Reisig • Although stink bugs were light across North Carolina (with a few exceptions) in corn and cotton, they will stack up in soybeans as the season progresses. Since we've had a few mild winters in a...

Two factors that play a key role in climate change — increased climate warming and elevated ozone levels — appear to have detrimental effects on soybean plant roots, their relationship with symbiotic microorganisms in the soil and the ways...

• By Wesley Everman • As we start wrapping up corn planting, many people are looking toward planting some soybeans. While many other inputs are important considerations at planting, weed management decisions this time of year can be critical to...

North Carolina State University has launched the Soybean Diagnostic Key, a database-driven identification tool, accompanied by instructions for use. Many disorders can mimic one another. Hopefully this key provides helpful information to differentiate between disorders in the field. In many cases,...

The North Carolina Official Variety Testing program recently held a virtual webinar to introduce the new Variety Selection Tool for wheat, corn and soybeans. Included in the webinar was training on how to use the analytics feature in the new...

• By Rachel Vann • The North Carolina Soybean Producers recently named the winners of the 2020 North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest. The full results for the 2020 NC Soybean Yield Contest are now available on the North Carolina State Extension...

The 2020 North Carolina State University Soybean Official Variety Testing data is now available on the new variety selection tool: Variety Selection Tool Additionally, we have created reports from the tool based on specific grower needs in six counties in North...

Do your homework and take a ‘1,000-foot look’ when selecting varieties. • By Vicky Boyd, Editor • Only a few decades ago, many growers didn’t think much about selecting soybean varieties and planted whatever the local co-op sold. Today, soybean producers face...

As most have heard, the recently approved federal labels for dicamba-containing products or over-the-top use to dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans still require annual training. Therefore, North Carolina State Extension, in cooperation with North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer...

• By Dominic Reisig, Lindsey Thiessen and Rachel Vann • Soybean seed quality issues are widespread across the North Carolina Coastal Plain and parts of the Tidewater region this year in indeterminate varieties planted prior to mid-May. We do not...

Heavy moisture and temperature extremes can affect soybean seed quality. Not only can these seed quality issues potentially cause dockage at the elevator, but they can also alter soybean seed composition and affect germination if these are seed beans. Soybean...

• By Dominic Reisig • Although stink bugs were light across the state (with a few exceptions) in corn and cotton, it looks like we are having a stink bug year in soybeans. Since we’ve had a few mild winters...

Have questions about late-season insect and disease management? Want to learn about the new historical basis tool developed by North Carolina State Extension to aid in grain marketing? Please join us for a Zoom webinar at 8 a.m. EDT, Sept....

• By Jenny Carleo • Stink bugs are more than a nuisance pest in soybeans, they cause direct damage to the crop by feeding on the developing pods. In this 2-minute video (below), entomologist and Extension specialist Dr. Dominic...

If you grow soybeans in North Carolina and have some good-looking fields, you may want to consider entering the North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest. The annual competition is conducted by North Carolina State Extension and the North Carolina Soybean Producers...