A campaign called BeSure! was launched this Spring to promote best-management practices to farmers and applicators who use neonic products. The campaign was launched by a coalition committed to neonicotinoid product stewardship called Growing Matters. It reminds farmers and applicators to: Be sure to always read and follow the label when using treated seed Be…
Need to know more about managing soybean aphids? CLICK HERE for a fact sheet from USB.
This week the N.C. Association for Soil and Water Conservation is hosting a national hands-on environmental problem-solving competition for high school students, and the NCSPA and USB are proud sponsors! 300 students from over 30 states, Canada and China are participating in the event, which is being held on the campus of N.C. State University…
This is your last chance of the season to win two tickets to see the Durham Bulls play the Buffalo Bisons on June 27. Just visit the NC Soybean Producers Facebook page, look for the post about this contest, like it, share it and add a comment about why you’re proud to be involved in…
USB’s Take Action program is hosting PEST Week (or Pest Elimination Strategy & Tactics Week) this week, July 15-21. The focus is promoting on best management strategies and raising awareness of the looming threat of pesticide resistance. Make sure to follow on Twitter at @TakeActionWeeds or on Facebook during #PESTweek and turn your pest practices…
We have a couple more Durham Bulls tickets to give away for the July 13 Durham Bulls game against Norfolk. Your chance to win is simple! Just check out the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association page on Facebook, like our post about the ticket giveaway (just look for the Wool E Bull picture shown at left)…
Need more information on best management practices for the use of synthetic auxin herbicides? CLICK HERE for USB’s newly updated Synthetic Auxin Fact Sheet. For additional resources on synthetic auxin stewardship, click on the names of products below: 2,4-D Enlist™ Weed Control System Dicamba Engenia® Herbicide FeXapan™ Herbicide Plus VaporGrip® Technology XtendiMax® Herbicide with VaporGrip®…
The problem with herbicide resistant weeds continues to grow, but replacing one herbicide chemistry with the next won’t win the resistance battle, says Bob Scott, weed specialist with University of Arkansas Extension. For many years, farmers have used various chemical control products for weed management, but over time weeds have developed resistance to the products.…
Love baseball? The NCSPA is giving away four tickets to the Durham Bulls game on June 15 vs. the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to one lucky member. Want to enter for your chance to win? Just sign up to start receiving the NCSPA newsletter by 1 pm on June 13 by CLICKING HERE and you will…
NCSPA, board members, staff and other guests enjoyed celebrating agriculture last night at the Durham Bulls game vs. the Columbus Clippers. The Bulls did not win the game, but agriculture did because thousands of fans got to learn a little more about what farmers do and how important agriculture is to North Carolina. These messages…