Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Will U.S. Produce Bumper Corn and Soybean Crops? The Pro Farmer crop tour is taking place this week. Crop scouts will be making their annual U.S. corn and soybean crop production estimates on… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Powdery Mildew on Soybeans We received a report of powdery mildew on soybeans from Sussex County this week. The weather has been very favorable for powdery mildew on many crops, as well as ornamental… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Field Corn You may have seen a recent article in the Delmarva Farmer regarding a detection of a new pest of field corn in Pennsylvania, the Western Bean Cutworm. In the article, the field… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu In the past three weeks I have received many reports of Phytophthora blight in watermelon fields on Delmarva. This disease appears to be especially common this year on… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu The weather continues to be very favorable for downy mildew. It is spreading now to hosts other than cucumber. Cantaloupe, watermelon, winter squash and pumpkin have all been infected in the region. The spots… Continue Reading
