Post Written By Gary Cross, Area Agent, Agriculture

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Gary CrossArea Agent, Agriculture - Field Crops N.C. Cooperative Extension, Granville County Center

This week Carl Cantaluppi, our former Area Horticulture Agent for Granville / Person Counties, passed away. Our prayers go …

It has been dry and starting to affect corn and especially soybeans. With soybeans, blooms and pod formation is …

Private Pesticide Applicator Training on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Granville County office located at …

In Late August South of Roxboro, NC, there will be a plot tour of all 200 plus corn varieties …

Wow, we needed the rain! Tobacco has had some issues with target spot, blank shank already, drought, heat, then …

We are getting some rain, maybe more toward the weekend. Japanese Beetles are out in force chewing on corn, …

The rains last week helped tremendously and helped to move crops along in both Person and Granville Counties. Some …

This last week we had a good rain but we still need more. That brought relief to the almost …

Wow, we finally received some rain. We may have not have received all we wanted but it cooled things …

It has been as much as 5 weeks in some areas of Granville and Person counties without rain. Irrigation …

Tobacco has been without rain ranging from three to four weeks, and some tobacco was planted in dry hills. …

Yes, it is dry and tobacco along with all other crops are suffering. Three weeks without a good rain. …