Nidhi Rawat, Ph.D. Small Grain Pathologist and Jason Wight, Ph.D. Field Trials Coordinator, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland
Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) was the foremost challenge to wheat yields and quality in 2018 and should be an important consideration in making planting decisions for the coming seasons as well. Continue reading
Jarrod Miller and Amy Shober
Wheat is beginning to green up and is showing minimal freeze damage when compared to last year. There is still some time for wheat to develop more tillers before the first node emerges above ground. Now is a good time to go out and check for adequate tillering to determine the need for early spring N applications. Timing nitrogen (N) applications this spring will be difficult due to the amount of rainfall we have received.
If you ended up with a range in planting dates for your small grains this year, it is a good time to scout your fields to see what spring may look like. In Georgetown, December temperatures have seen 10 days, with the lowest temperature at 22°F. November was warmer on average (48°F), but also saw 10 days below freezing. In Newark our low was 20°F, with at least one day never getting above freezing. This is compared to last year, where we saw 80° temperatures in November. Continue reading
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