Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu What is defensive marketing? Defensive marketing is taking the necessary steps to be able to weather the storm given the extreme uncertainty being depicted in the commodities and financial markets for the remainder… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu We have received a number of new insecticide registrations for the 2009 season. Be sure to check the label for labeled crops, labeled crops within a crop grouping, use rates and restrictions. In addition,… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu In the 2009 edition of the Delaware Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations, you will notice a number of changes agreed upon by the entomologists from the five-state region that work collaboratively on this publication. These… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu As vegetable transplant production in greenhouses gets underway, remember that the potential for disease can be minimized by using certified, tested, and treated seed. Sanitation is the most… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Ag Agent, Kent Co.; gcjohn@udel.edu With the recent snow it is hard to believe but potato planting season is right around the corner. In most years, the first potatoes are planted around St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)… Continue Reading
