Trilogy Tray Video
Watch this 4 minute video to see how this new tobacco float tray is superior to old styrofoam.
USDA Disaster Assistance for Agricultural Producers Affected by Hurricane Matthew
USDA’s Farm Service Agency offers disaster assistance and low-interest loan programs to assist agricultural producers following a natural disaster like Hurricane Matthew. Use these resources to find more information about assistance….
Broadcasting versus Drilling Wheat
The best time to plant wheat in most NC counties is from late September through the first week in November with October being the best month. Unfortunately, this is a busy time of year as soybeans and cotton harvest tend to monopolize our time. Ideally, by Thanksgiving all of your wheat acres should be in the ground. Those who wait until December can get good yields but ultimately they are taking a gamble and would have better results with timely planting. Using a drill is the best way
2016 – 2017 Scholarship Recipients Announced
Coastal AgroBusiness is pleased to announce the 2016-2017 recipients of the J.C. Whitehurst, Jr. Agricultural Scholarship. Last April, the NC State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) selected James Harrison Ferebee, IV and Billie Jalynne Waters to receive this honor. Billie Waters is a sophomore majoring in Plant and Soil Science with an interest in crop biotechnology. Having grown up on her family’s farm in Chocowinity, NC, she has always been interested in agriculture, and she explains “my short time at NC State has shown me that agriculture
Post Harvest Burndown
Weeds don't take time off...Neither can you! The battle of weed control is a numbers game. Reduce the weeds and eliminate the seed to win the war. This has to be a year-round battle because weeds do not take time off. Click HERE to see before and after burndown photos. A Post Harvest Burndown is effective behind any crop harvested prior to heavy frost. It: Reduces seed bank in the following crop Reduces weed population in the next crop Helps fight resistance Makes weed management easier and less costly Keys
Coastal Agro Field Day – Postponed until 9/16/16
Coastal AgroBusiness Field Day has been postponed until Friday, September, 16, 2016. Coastal AgroBusiness customers are cordially invited to join us for our "Focus on Precision" 5th Annual Field Day Friday, September 16, 2016 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Cove City, NC Precision technology and how it benefits your farm is the focus of this year's Field Day. The AgroVision team will lead morning demonstrations, showing harvesting, planting and soil sampling equipment and services Coastal offers. Lunch will be served under the tent, and then in the afternoon, we'll tour field plots that demonstrate the use of ProShield Seed Treatments and Coastal
2016 Virginia Ag Expo
The Virginia Ag Expo, set for Thursday, August 4, 2016, will be held at Double B Farms, owned and operated by Billy Bain, in Dinwiddie, Va. The event opens at 7:30 AM with field tours starting at 8:00 AM. Breakfast and lunch will be available from a variety of local civic organizations and food truck vendors. As a sponsor of the event, Coastal AgroBusiness will be present to showcase AgroVision Precision Technologies, Coastal products and services as well as a Coastal test plot. Stop by to see us!
2016 Blacklands Farm Managers Tour
The 2016 Blacklands Farm Managers Tour will take place Wednesday, August 3. Hosts of this year's event are Dawson and Bethany Pugh of Middle Creek Farms in Hyde County, NC. Registration begins at 7:00 AM with plot tours beginning at 8:00 PM. Lunch is provided. Coastal is a Silver Sponsor of this event. While you are there, come visit the Coastal display which will feature AgroVision Precision Technologies, and Coastal products and services.
Where Technology Meets Dirt
Join Coastal AgroVision Precision Technologies at the third annual “Where Technology Meets Dirt” Road Tour hosted by Ag Leader® on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Vernon James Research Center in Plymouth, NC. Come discover how precision farming technology can help you manage inputs - seed, fertilizer, water and data - to maximize outputs. You’ll see the latest technology in action with live field demonstrations. This educational and action-packed event is geared towards growers interested in learning how technology yields results. Come learn from local growers, local experts and local
Keys to Successful Tobacco Sucker Control
In today’s flue-cured tobacco production environment, tobacco suckers must be controlled for as long as 10-12 weeks. To achieve the best tobacco yields and quality while keeping production costs down, you need an effective sucker control program. With over 50 years of experience in the sucker control business, Coastal has developed and refined our proven successful sucker control program. To see our 2016 Tobacco Sucker Control Program