PDF Version of WCU 18:21 – August 6, 2010 In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects High Soil Temperature Effects on Stands in Seeded Vegetables Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update Potato Disease Advisory #19 – August 2, 2010 Stinkbug Damage Common… Continue Reading
Twilight Tour with Bees Delaware bees, crop pollination, and conservation Monday, August 30, 2010 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Lister Acres (Hurd Family) 5417 Milford-Harrington Highway Harrington, DE 19952 ● Farm Tour: strawberries, melons, flower buffer strips, Heather Harmon Disque, Gordon… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu High Prices Beget Higher Prices Why are commodity prices rallying for corn, soybeans and wheat? The answer appears to be twofold. First, severe drought in Russia and Eastern Europe is leading to a… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Soybeans As the potential for late season insect control increases, be sure to check all labels for the days from last application to harvest as well as other restrictions Continue to scout for soybean… Continue Reading
Elsa Sánchez, Associate Professor of Horticultural Systems Management, Penn State; esanchez@psu.edu Reprinted from The Vegetable & Small Fruit Gazette, August 2010, Volume 14, No. 8, Penn State Cooperative Extension. The heat wave we just experienced was brutal! It was tough… Continue Reading
