Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu; Karen Rane, University of Maryland Diagnostic Lab Spinach crops this season have had a hard time, with red legged winter mites, spinach crown mites, leaf miner issues and now plants in… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Hollow Heart Hollow heart is an internal crack in the flesh of the melon. Hollow heart is generally more severe in seedless varieties and in crown-set fruit. Research at the University of… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Figure 1. Interveinal Chlorosis in Sussex County Fields As our corn fields have advanced from the V3 to V4 stage, strong visual patterns of chlorosis (yellowing) and interveinal stripes have appeared (Figure 1). This… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Across DE we are about 100 to 150 growing degree days (GDD) behind where we were in 2022 (Figure 1). May has been much cooler than normal and has resulted in slower corn growth,… Continue Reading
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Grain markets have been difficult to navigate over the course of the year with extreme price volatility. There has been renewed interest in using options to mitigate risk. Iowa State University’s Ag Decision… Continue Reading
