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Fusarium Head Blight in Winter Wheat
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Fusarium Head Blight in Winter Wheat

Corn, Home, Wheat

Fusarium Head Blight in Winter Wheat

Over the last 10 years or so, there has been an increase in Fusarium Head Blight (FHB or head scab) in wheat planted in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The reasons may vary, but the chance of FHB in wheat increases if you plant wheat behind corn. But like any disease, it takes a host, a pathogen and favorable conditions for disease to develop. High humidity, rainfall at or near heading and warm temperatures are key factors. The most favorable conditions for infection are prolonged periods (48 to 72

By admin|April 1st, 2015|Categories: Corn, Home, Wheat|

Spring Burndown
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Spring Burndown

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Spring Burndown

Is your land ready for spring planting season? Most no-till fields are now covered with henbit, chickweed, ryegrass, marestail, and other winter annuals and perennials. If you made an application of Leadoff® in December or January, you are probably in pretty good shape right now. If not, it’s time to start cleaning up your winter weeds. Marestail Henbit It is important to get these weeds cleaned up now for several reasons. First, winter weeds have taken up valuable nutrients through the winter months that can’t be returned

By admin|March 25th, 2015|Categories: Corn, Cotton, Home, Peanuts, Soybeans, Tobacco|

Corn Fertility and Starter Fertilizers
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Corn Fertility and Starter Fertilizers

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Corn Fertility and Starter Fertilizers

As we prepare for the 2015 corn crop, we’ve been busy making decisions on acres to be planted, maturities, hybrids and planting populations. One of the most impactful things we can do to increase yields is develop a fertility strategy. To begin developing a fertility strategy, start with an analysis of your soil data derived from taking soil samples. The information we need to pay attention to is nutritional indexes, pH and CEC. From that information, we can determine how much of each nutrient we need to provide to our

By admin|March 9th, 2015|Categories: Corn, Home|

Fungicide for Small Grains
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Fungicide for Small Grains

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Fungicide for Small Grains

Protect your wheat against powdery mildew, tan spot, septoria, rust and FHB Early season applications of a fungicide on wheat applied at or near topdress (Feekes 4-6) will provide early season control of powdery mildew, tan spot and septoria. This is an important management decision if you are planting in a no-till situation and especially if you are following corn. This early application is simple; it can be combined with insecticides or a Micro 581 micronutrient package, or can be applied in your herbicide program. You’ll have peace of mind

By admin|March 6th, 2015|Categories: Home, Wheat|

Tune Up for Successful Fumigation
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Tune Up for Successful Fumigation

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Tune Up for Successful Fumigation

It’s that time of year again for tobacco growers when we finish seeding our greenhouses and turn our attention to preparing our fields for a successful tobacco crop. The first step in protecting our crop is safely and effectively fumigating our land. With over 60 years of experience in the fumigation business, Coastal continues to stay on top of all the changes in our industry, ranging from products and packaging, to application technology. As a certified Telone® dealer, Coastal’s full support of Telone® products, from our filling station to your

By admin|February 24th, 2015|Categories: Home, Tobacco|

Get the Most From Your Nutrients With ADVANCE
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Get the Most From Your Nutrients With ADVANCE

Corn, Cotton, Home, Peanuts, Soybeans, Tobacco, Wheat

Get the Most From Your Nutrients With ADVANCE

Coastal’s Advance family of products offers growers the opportunity to maximize yield potential by giving their crop the advantage for early season growth, strong root development and improved plant vigor. Advance products, which contain a blend of natural carboxylic acids, aid in solubilizing nutrients for better availability, absorption and uptake. Virtually any crop needs one of the Advance products at planting, whether a starter program is used or not. Here, we give you a brief description of all three Advance products. Advance Growth Agent In addition to the natural carboxylic

By admin|January 27th, 2015|Categories: Corn, Cotton, Home, Peanuts, Soybeans, Tobacco, Wheat|

Synergize weed control with SYNERGY
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Synergize weed control with SYNERGY

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Synergize weed control with SYNERGY

When the herbicide label calls for a methylated seed oil, SYNERGY is your adjuvant of choice. Synergy enhances the activity of preplant, pre-emerge no-till, post-emerge over-the-top and post-applied herbicides. A Coastal proprietary product, Synergy is formulated from agriculturally derived oils and contains a high quality surfactant and emulsifier system for easy mixing in spray solutions. Synergy works with products that require the addition of a methylated seed oil (MSO), crop oil concentrate (COC) or non-ionic spray adjuvant to improve herbicide performance. Because of its properties, Synergy improves spray coverage, penetration,

By admin|January 13th, 2015|Categories: Corn, Cotton, Home, Wheat|

Increase Yields: Manage Wheat Growth While Increasing Nitrogen Rates
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Increase Yields: Manage Wheat Growth While Increasing Nitrogen Rates

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Increase Yields: Manage Wheat Growth While Increasing Nitrogen Rates

Many decisions go into planting wheat and there are numerous checklists to remind us what we need to do to grow a high yielding crop. Regardless of commodity prices, yield is what makes us profitable every year. Variety selection, maturity dates, seed treatments, and insect and disease management are all important decisions, but probably the most important decision is managing nitrogen applications. Nitrogen is key to proper growth and development of wheat including tiller development. Split applications of nitrogen are necessary for good tiller development. Nitrogen is first applied with

By admin|January 5th, 2015|Categories: Home, Wheat|

Sprayer Calibration Made Easy
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Sprayer Calibration Made Easy

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Sprayer Calibration Made Easy

Now that fall harvest is complete and wheat is planted, it’s time to get your sprayer ready for next season before you put it in the shed. In this article, we give you an easy-to-use method for calibrating your sprayer. But before you begin, it’s important to start with clean, properly working parts to make sure your calibration is accurate. Here’s a checklist of things to do before calibrating your sprayer. Make sure the tank is clean. Flush the boom, nozzles and strainers. Use a good strong detergent or tank

By admin|December 4th, 2014|Categories: Corn, Cotton, Home, Peanuts, Soybeans, Tobacco, Wheat|

66th Annual Crop Protection School

Many Coastal AgroBusiness sales representatives attended the 66th Annual Crop Protection School held December 3, 2014 at the Embassy Suites in Cary, NC. The Crop Protection School is put on by the Crop Protection Association of NC (CPANC), an organization for which several Coastal employees have served on its board over the years since its founding in 1972. CPANC's primary purpose is to communicate "the value and safe use of crop protection chemicals to the agricultural industry of North Carolina"¹. ¹ "About CPANC", http://www.nccropprotection.org/

By admin|December 3rd, 2014|Categories: Uncategorized|

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