November 8-10, 2010 Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront Virginia Beach, VA For the first time ever, the Southeast Strawberry Expo leaves its home base of North Carolina, heading this year to Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Expo offers workshops, a farm tour,… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu The fall is generally the best time to sample for nematode populations in vegetables and field crops. After harvest is complete but before any fall tillage is the best time for taking survey samples.… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu USDA Slashes Corn Yields, Hikes Soybean Yields Fri Sep 10, 2010 U.S. CROP PRODUCTION (Million Bushels) 2010-11 Sept Avg High Low Aug 2009-10 Corn 13,160 13,199 13,410 12,880 13,365 13,110 Soybeans 3,483… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Soybeans We continue to hear reports of soybean loopers in full season and double crop fields. Defoliation can occur quickly so be sure to check all fields for this insect. Refer to last week’s… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Lima Beans Lima bean harvest is fully underway across the region and the following are some observations in this challenging year. Late May, June, and some early July plantings lost the first… Continue Reading
