Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Overall, there has been little disease pressure in soybeans this year. The wet conditions of last fall led to quite a few late season soybean pod and seed quality issues in 2018. With… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Six different seeding rates for winter wheat were tested at the Carvel Research Center (Georgetown) over the past two seasons (2017-18 and 2018-19). Seeds were drilled at 0.9, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 2.0, and 2.4… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I know growers are very aware that they should clean up their vegetable fields and high tunnel (HT) of old crops and weeds during the off-season. I also know that growers… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu As we move into October, frost becomes a factor in harvest and recovery of vegetables. Later in the fall, freezes can become a concern. The first frost on inland sites generally occurs… Continue Reading
This is the last issue of Weekly Crop Update for the 2019 season. I hope that this newsletter has been a useful resource to you as you dealt with the challenges of this past growing season. Please take the survey… Continue Reading
