This past year across Delmarva, reported yields in irrigated fields underperformed while rainfed fields overperformed. In our irrigated studies, yields ranged from 164 to 255 bushels/acre, while rainfed fields ranged from 126 to 201 bushels/acre. One of our irrigated cover crop studies improved by 30 bushels, but most other studies had a 30 bushel drop compared to 2019, similar to fields across the region. The lower planting populations in rainfed fields may have withstood multiple stressors from high rainfall events (including hurricane Isaias), but the results were still surprising. Continue reading

Crop School registration is now live, see our main page for more details and links:https://sites.udel.edu/agronomy/cropschool/

The 2020 Mid Atlantic Crop Management School will be held virtually this year. Mark your calendars for the week of November 16-20^th. Sessions will be held online daily from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm with each session offering one continuing education credit in the areas of Nutrient Management, Pest Management, Crop Management, and Soil and Water Management . Credits will also be available for various regional nutrient management and pesticide programs. Paid registrants will receive access to recordings for all sessions for viewing outside the scheduled session times. Registration will open in early September with early-bird pricing, our full list of speakers, and regional credit availability.