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- Cotton Insect Corner - NCSU
- Cotton Insect Light Trap Data
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County Extension Programs
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Extension Programs at NC State University
Information Portals
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- Extension Entomology - Insect Biology and Management
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- Industrial Hemp
- NC Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Official Variety Testing
- Organic Commodities
- Peanut Growers Information
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- Tobacco Growers Information
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- NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
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Newsletters
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- The Power of Extension Newsletter - 2018, September
- The Power of Extension Newsletter - 2019, March
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- Market News - NCDA&CS
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- NCSU/USDA Forage Program
- USDA Farm Service Agency - Farm Loan Programs
Peanuts - Important Links
Publications, Information, and News
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- NC Pest News
- North Carolina Integrated Pest Management Information Production Guides
Small Grains - Important Links
- Grain Marketing -- Agricultural and Resource Economics
- NC Integrated Pest Management Information - Small Grain
Soybeans - Important Links
- NC Integrated Pest Management Information - Soybeans
- Soybean Rust Observations - Integrated Pest Management for Extension and Education
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