Cover Crop Education for Farmers in South Carolina
This article aims to inform the Cooperative Extension System and outreach agencies of the educational preferences of farmers regarding cover crops. Understanding the educational preferences of...
Category: Agronomic Crops
Brown Stink Bug as a Pest of Corn in the Southeastern United States
There are several pest species of stink bugs found in the southeastern United States, including the green stink bug, Chinavia hilare, the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula, the rice stink...
Sugarcane Beetle as a Pest of Corn
The sugarcane beetle, Euetheola humilis, is a sporadic but serious pest of corn in the southeastern United States.1,2 It was previously known as the rough-headed corn stalk-beetle and was first...
How the 2020 Definition of WOTUS Affects Agricultural and Specialty Crop Producers
The 2015 Clean Water Rule, now the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, was amended in part because the definition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) within it was considered too broad. The...
Management of Aflatoxins in Peanut
Introduction Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most economically important oilseed and feed crops globally. In the southern US, yield and quality of peanuts are reduced by the invasion of...
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) for Non-Specialty Crop Producers
The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) for non-specialty crops provides help for producers of commodities that suffered significant price declines from the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to...
Insecticide Resistance: Overview and Management
The development of insecticide resistance in insects is common and widespread today. The long-term efficacy of insecticides is critical for successful and sustainable food and fiber production and...
Precision Agriculture: Cotton Picker Yield Monitor Calibration
Cotton growers who anticipate collecting yield data should take the time to check yield monitor components to ensure accurate data collection. Yield monitors are one of the most common precision...
Integrated Pest Management: Concepts and Strategies
This publication provides an overview of the basic concepts of integrated pest management (IPM) to aid in management decision-making. As an introduction to IPM, the intended audience of this article...
Precision Agriculture: Grain Combine Yield Monitor Calibration
Growers who are anticipating the collection of yield data this season should take the time to check yield monitor components to ensure accurate and valid data collection. Yield monitors are the...
Tobacco Hornworm as a Pest of Tobacco
Introduction The tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta, THW) is a pest of a number of plants in the Nightshade family (Solanaceae), including tomato, tobacco, eggplant, pepper, and potato. Because of the...
Cereal Leaf Beetle as a Pest of Small Grains
The cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus, CLB) can be a significant pest of small grains in North America1 and has a host range including wheat, oats, barley, rye, corn and other cultivated and...
Fall Armyworm as a Pest of Corn
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, FAW) is native to the Americas where it is known to be a pest of numerous crops. The insect overwinters in North America in south Florida, Texas, Mexico,...
Sugarcane Aphid as a Pest of Sorghum
Introduction The invasive sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari, SCA) was first detected in the continental United States on sugarcane in Florida in 1977 and in Louisiana in 1999. The insect was not...
Green Peanut Production
Green peanut production can be a profitable venture for many growers in South Carolina from the small hobby farmer to large commercial growers. One of the most important decisions a grower can make...