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All Credits Pesticide Class Will be held on June 29th at 2PM in the Halifax County Ag Auditorium. To register please follow this link. This class will include the new required training as well.

Do the New Mandatory C&T Training online: Structural Pest Control and Pesticides - Required Pesticide C&T Update Training

Cotton Soybean Scouting School will be hosted on July 23rd at 10AM. We will have an in class section at 10 followed by an in field hands on part afterwards. Use the link below to register.

Attention All Pesticide License Holders

If you passed your pesticide exam prior to July 1, 2025, you are at risk of losing your pesticide certification and license. You must complete the C&T Standards Update Training by your next recertification date. Failure to complete the required training will result in the loss of your pesticide certification!

For questions, please contact: NCDA&CS Structural Pest Control & Pesticides Division (984) 236-4575

Structural Pest Control and Pesticides - Required Pesticide C&T Update Training

Event Registration

This year’s CHROME Regional Ag Expo will take place on Thursday, August 27, 2026, in Bertie County at the Peanut Belt Research Station in Lewiston-Woodville, NC. This event starts at 8:45 AM.

Our field tour will feature NC State Extension Specialists sharing the latest insights on corn, cotton, soybean, and peanut management.

Attendees can also earn 2-hours of NCDA&CS pesticide recertification credits (categories N, D, O, and X) as well as CCA credits.

2026 CHROME Regional Ag Expo Eventbrite Registration

Tentative Agenda

• 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM: Registration & Vendor Fair
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Welcome & Announcements
• 10:00 AM - Noon: Field Tours
• Noon: Catered Lunch

Topics

• Deficit Irrigation and Ultra-Long Maturing Corn Hybrids
• Peanut Agronomic Research Updates
• Peanut Disease Management Updates
• Management for New/Emerging Pests in Cotton
• Soybean Desiccation Demonstration
• Updates to the Regional Corn Hybrid Test

Contact Information

Questions? Contact your local participating N.C. Cooperative Extension Center:

Bertie: (252) 794-5317 | Halifax: (252) 583-5161 | Hertford: (252) 358-7822 | Northampton: (252) 534-2711

Please submit any accommodation requests to your local center at least 10 days prior to the expo.

The CHROME Regional Ag Expo is proudly presented through a partnership of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Centers in Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, and Northampton counties.

We are grateful for the support of our key partners, including NC State University, the NC Department of Agriculture, various NC Commodity groups, and our local farmers and agribusinesses.

N.C. Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity provider.