NC Commodities Conference

At the NC Commodities Conference on Friday, NC State Extension Corn Specialist, Dr. Ron Heiniger recapped 2016 and looked forward to 2017 corn production:

In Spite of Weather Issues, NC Soybean 2016 Soybean Yield Quite Respectable

January 16, 2017

by Rhonda Garrison

The 2016 North Carolina soybean yield contest winners were announced on Thursday at the 28th Annual NC Commodities Conference. NC State Extension soybean specialist, Dr. Jim Dunphy said in spite of the trials and tribulations the end of the …

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NC Ag Commissioner Opens 28th Annual NC Commodities Conference

January 13, 2017

by Rhonda Garrison

North Carolina’s Ag Commissioner, Steve Troxler opened the 28th Annual North Carolina Commodities Conference in Durham on Thursday to the largest crowd in attendance at this conference, upwards of 800 people. Troxler’s message on Thursday was essentially don’t lose hope. …

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Randy Dowdy’s Out of the Box Thinking When Growing Big Corn

January 13, 2017

by Rhonda Garrison

The keynote speaker Thursday afternoon at the North Carolina Commodities Conference was world record yield holder for corn, Randy Dowdy. For two hours, Dowdy kept a standing-room-only crowd riveted with some of his ‘out of the box’ thinking regarding corn …

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