Scouting for Freeze Injury in North Carolina Winter Wheat
By: Dr. Angela Post, NCSU Small Grains Extension Specialist
Several nights of freezing temperatures March 10th thru March 17th damaged the winter wheat crop throughout North Carolina. Some areas were more severely injured than others. The official variety test sites located in six North Carolina counties experienced temperatures below freezing between 35 and 92 hours in total over a period of 7 days. In scouting last week we have seen injury from almost zero in areas where the crop is just barely jointed, to complete losses where the wheat crop was getting close to the boot stage. It is important to scout each field over the course of the next several days to assess the extent of damage and make important management decisions. Damage to the crop will be site specific and related to the severity and duration of the freeze event at your location. We will still make wheat in many areas of the state, but scouting should be careful and deliberate to make sure we are not giving up on fields that will still make decent yields through secondary tillering. See the attached .pdf in this email for scouting tips and images of damaged verses healthy tillers. If you need further scouting assistance please email: angela_post@ncsu.edu
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Scouting for Freeze Injury in Winter Wheat
NCSGGA Upcoming Events
March 29th – 31st / 9:00a – 2:00p
NCSU Farm Animal Days
Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC
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April 4th, 2017
Mecklenburg “Touch a Tractor” and
Ag Science Night
Lebanon Elem. School
Charlotte, NC
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April 5th, 2017
University of Mt. Olive Ag Day
Mt. Olive, NC
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April 6th, 2017 / 9:00a – 1:00p
Green County Ag Day
595 Peter Grant Rd.
Snow Hill, NC
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April 7th / 9:00a – 2:00p
Ag Science Day
Bailey Elementary School
Bailey, NC
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April 13th / 9:00a – 2:00p
Hyde Heritage Day
Mattamuskeet Elementary School
60 Juniper Bay Road
Swanquarter, NC 27885
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April 20th / 9:00am – 2:00pm
Science Enrichment Day
Fuller Elementary School
Raleigh, NC
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April 21st / 10:00am – 12:00pm
Malting Barley Field Day
650 Roberts Chapel Rd.
Stem, NC
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April 26th, 2017 / 10:00am
Small Grains Research Field Day
Union County
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April 28th, 2017 / 8:00a-2:00p
Agricultural Science Day
J.W Smith School
150 Koonce Town Road
Cove, NC
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May 11th, 2017 / 9:00am
Rowan County Field Day
Piedmont Research Station
8350 Sherrills Ford Rd.
Salisbury, NC 28147
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May 19th – 21st, 2017
Got To Be NC Festival
NC State Fairgrounds
Raleigh, NC
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June 20th – 22nd / 9:00a – 3:00p
NC FFA State Convention
Convention Center Raleigh, NC
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July 12th / 8:30am – 3:00pm
Research & Education Mtg.
NCSGGA Office
3822 Bland Road
Raleigh, NC
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August 10th – 11th
NCSGGA Board Meeting
Sheraton Imperial Hotel
Durham, NC
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