Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist;rtaylor@udel.edu I received a question through one of our county agricultural agents just a week ago about the usefulness of starter fertilizer for wide-row (30-inch) soybean plantings. I thought it would be worthwhile to discuss my answer… Continue Reading
Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist;rtaylor@udel.edu As we transition into May, the small grain crop will soon reaching heading and enter the booting stage followed by head emergence. Recognizing the actual growth and development stage is critical for fungicide applications since timing… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist;jwhalen@udel.edu Field Corn We are starting to see the first cutworm damage (leaf feeding) in the earliest planted no-till and minimum till corn. In addition to black cutworm, which generally attack later planted corn, a number… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist;gcjohn@udel.edu There has been increased interest in high tunnels for season extension. However, one of the important roles that a high tunnel has is to serve as a rain shelter. Rain shelters are often… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist;jwhalen@udel.edu Melons As soon as plants are set in the field, be sure to scout for aphids and cucumber beetles. Low levels of aphids can be found in the earliest transplanted fields. When sampling for aphids… Continue Reading
