PDF Version of WCU 16:27 – September 19, 2008
In this issue:
Last Issue of Weekly Crop Update for 2008
Vegetables
Vegetable Crop Insects
Lima Downy Mildew Alert
Nematodes in Vegetables
Ending Vegetable and Fruit Notes for the 2008 Season
Late Season Pests in Pumpkins and High Tunnel Tomatoes
Fall Sanitation in Vegetable Fields
Agronomic Crops
Agronomic Crop Insects
Agronomic Crop Diseases
Soybean Rust Update
Visit Soybean Variety Plots
Osprey Winter Wheat – Best Suited for Fall Applications
Be Sure to Use a Burndown with No-Till Small Grains
Volunteer Rye Cannot Be Controlled in Small Grains
Fall Herbicide Treatments for Next Year’s No-Till
Milestone Does Not Have a Fit in Most Pasture Situations
Fall Weed Control in Pastures and Hay
Grain Marketing Highlights
Small Grains Crop Insurance Deadline for Delaware is September 30
General
Soil Sampling Tips
Fall Weed Scouting
Fall Control of Perennial Weeds
Announcements
Crop Insurance for 2009 Small Grains Workshop – September 22 and 23
Pumpkin and Sweet Corn Twilight – September 25
Pole Lima Bean Twilight Tour and Workshop – October 6
Delaware-Maryland AgrAbility Project Depression Screening – October 10
Introduction to Seep and Goats – October 16
Beef Pasture Walk – October 17 (Rescheduled)
Marketing and Value Added Products – November 13
Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School – November 18-20
Small/Beginning Farm Meeting: Year End and Year Ahead – December 11
Delaware Agriculture Week – January 5-10
Kent County Crop Masters Meetings
Food Safety for Produce Growers Workshops Planned
Profiting From a Few Acres with Tree Fruits and Nuts
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