Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Each year I put this information out near the end of a growing season in the hopes that growers will look in their fields for root knot nematode problems, as we… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Retired Extension Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu For small diverse fruit farms and organic fruit farms managing diseases can be a challenge. Two important tools to start with are using disease resistant varieties and disease-free planting materials. Start with disease-free planting… Continue Reading
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Corn prices traded in the $4.50 – $5.00 range throughout the month of August. December corn bottomed out at $4.75 early in the month, only to experience a rally later in the month… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu Lima bean downy mildew is caused by Phytophthora phaseoli. Other Phytophthora species cause devastating disease in vegetable crops such as P. infestans, which causes late blight in potato and tomato and P.… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu A broad range of diseases can affect sorghum. Over the course of the season, root rots, foliar pathogens, stalk rots, and head molds can all impact yield potential. One of the most common… Continue Reading
