I had a producer call yesterday with an interesting question. He was a little concerned about whether the poultry litter that he had applied and incorporated right away was going to hold his corn until he could take a Pre-Sidedress… Continue Reading
Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu Although the weather this spring has not been kind to our state’s hay producers and has even been limiting to a degree for those pasturing animals due to the colder than normal spring, it is… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa The first potato leafhoppers are now present in fields so be sure to sample on a weekly basis after the first cutting. Once plants are yellow, yield loss has already occurred. The treatment… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu This is the time of spring when we see the results from fire blight infections in pome fruits. In addition, warm weather with higher humidity and more frequent showers creates conditions that… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Currently there are no confirmed reports of late blight on either tomato or potato outside of Florida. However, there is one unconfirmed report of a tomato greenhouse outbreak… Continue Reading
