David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Corn Continue scouting for stink bug and cutworm activity, particularly in late planted, late burn-down fields. Cutworm are large enough to cut plants, and we experienced a significant cutworm flight earlier this year in our… Continue Reading
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu It was not long ago; corn prices were in the ($6.00/bushel) range. Bearish news such as China cancelling imports, and the Black Sea Grain Corridor continued to negatively impact corn prices over the… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Symptoms of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) have started to show up in barley and will soon become visible in wheat (Fig. 1). So far, I have observed very low levels of symptoms in… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu As herbicide-resistance continues to spread, we need to diversify weed control to put less selection pressure for developing resistant populations. We are finding more fields with Palmer amaranth and common ragweed resistant to three… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu I have visited a number of fields and took phone calls about Italian/annual ryegrass control in corn. In many cases, the ryegrass is the only plant that survived the burndown treatment. Ryegrass is hard… Continue Reading
