Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu This year is the year to reign in production expenses. Commodity prices have experienced a sharp decline relative to input prices. Using enterprise budgets is an absolute must in a season such as… Continue Reading
Maria Pippidis, Extension Educator; pippidis@udel.edu Our Farm Management Educator, Nate Bruce, reached out to share that many farmers are facing tough situations given the weather and crop production issues. Managing your stress and feelings during these times can be hard… Continue Reading
James Adkins, Extension Engineer, adkins@udel.edu Field Corn Wednesday night’s rain provided temporary relief for northern Delaware. The forecast for the next few days predicts significant rainfall statewide. Evapotranspiration (ET) for corn planted on April 15 averaged 0.26 inches per day… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Last week’s GTP was a stumper. Not many insects will tie trifoliates together and feed. Beet armyworm will tie leaves together and feed, but not usually abundant in soybean. This one was the handiwork of… Continue Reading
This week, I wandered into a soybean field and saw a trifoliate glued together with sticky silk and some feeding injury. Who does this? Enter your guess at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oz5-yCm8xifZtDlvZ-vPbd8a0GR-V6H9ddb9fhAyzzY/edit.
