Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu This year, with very high hay prices and short supplies, there is a need for early pasture for grazing to stretch tight budgets and short hay supply. One of the few ways to stimulate growth… Continue Reading
Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu There’s a debate going on as to what the best source of nitrogen (N) is for broadcasting over winter wheat or barley at this time of year. The question arises because it is known that… Continue Reading
Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu Many wheat and barley fields that were not fertilized with manure or poultry litter last fall have looked poor for much of the winter. Even those fields that received some fall nitrogen (N) fertilizer but… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Ag Agent, Kent Co.; gcjohn@udel.edu Corn sidedressing has begun throughout Delaware. One important tool for nitrogen management in corn is the pre-sidedress nitrogen test (PSNT). The PSNT is based on the concept that amounts of plant-available N… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Ag Agent, Kent Co.; gcjohn@udel.edu Nitrogen management in vegetable crops has often not been given the priority it deserves. Growers have fertilized according to crop needs using recommendations from published sources and from experience. However, as nitrogen… Continue Reading
