Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Written 9-30-2022 Corn prices steadily rose over the month of September, nearing the $7.00 / bushel mark. Prices have retreated since in the last two weeks. With harvest fully underway, have the market… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu The last two years (2021 and 2022) have been relatively dry over the growing season, with 2018 being the wettest recent year (Figure 1). Across the state we accumulated similar amounts of rainfall (Figure… Continue Reading
Small Grains The hessian fly free date for New Castle County is October 3, Kent October 8, and Sussex October 10. If planting early, look for varieties resistant to hessian fly. Historically this has been around the first bout of… Continue Reading
Barbara Scott, Research Associate; bascott@udel.edu & Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu As we move into the fall months and transition from summer annual weeds to winter annual weeds, the website below has excellent photos of common winter annual weeds… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Fall is often a good time and most convenient time to treat most perennial weeds because it is the time that plants are best able to translocate the herbicide to the roots where it… Continue Reading
