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Perquimans Blacklight Trap

Blacklight Trap Pest Monitoring

(pictured: Perquimans blacklight trap) To assist growers with cotton and soybean scouting efforts, a network of blacklight traps across the …

Cover photo for Free Pesticide Collection Day

Free Pesticide Collection Day

July 21, 2021, from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with …

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Ag Economics Series

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2021 Winter Cotton Meetings

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