Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Dickerson Farms, 1730 Bayside Drive
Dover, DE
(From Rt.1, take the Rt. 9 exit towards Little Creek. Farm entrance is on the right after Bergold Lane.)
All farmers and Crop Advisors are invited to attend the University of Delaware corn hybrid variety trial and twilight meeting on September 1, 2011. The corn hybrid plots will be open for viewing at this irrigated location starting at 4:00 p.m. Extension specialists will be on hand to discuss insect pest management in corn, management of diseases commonly found in our area, and weed control issues. Optimizing nutrient applications in corn will also be discussed. Dinner will be provided. CCA, DE Nutrient Management, and DE Pesticide credits will be available.
Schedule:
4:00 – 5:30: Sign-in and Tour Corn Hybrid Plots
Dr. Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist and Tecle Weldekidan, Scientist, UD
5:30 – 6:00: Dinner
6:00 – 6:20- Late Season Insect Pest Update
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist, UD
6:20 – 6:40- Common Corn Diseases in DE
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist, UD
6:40 – 7:00- Weed Control Issues in Corn
Dr. Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist, UD
7:00 – 7:30- Optimizing Nutrient Applications in Corn
Dr. Greg Binford, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist of Soil Fertility, UD
Registration: Please RSVP by calling (302)-730-4000 by August 29 or email Phillip Sylvester phillip@udel.edu.