Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Potato acreage in Delaware has been declining, but we are committed providing disease forecasting for late blight and information on other important potato diseases and insects to the potato growers. Joanne Whalen and I… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Ag Agent, Kent Co.; gcjohn@udel.edu Experienced growers and crop advisors know that one of the keys to vegetable productivity is a healthy soil. According to the Cornell Soil Health Group, “Soil health describes the capacity of a… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu We continue to observe seed corn maggot flies actively laying eggs in a number of situations including recently plowed fields, especially when a cover crop is plowed under or when manure was applied to… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Prediction for 2009 Georgetown: 112.0 = Severe – Average monthly temp (Dec, Jan, Feb) = 37.3 °F Newark: 100.9 = Intermediate to Severe – Average monthly temp = 33.6 °F For processing and fresh… Continue Reading
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 7:00 p.m. Carvel Research and Education Center 16483 County Seat Highway Georgetown, DE Wednesday, April, 8, 2009 7:00 p.m. USDA Service Center- Kent Field Office 800 Bay Road, Suite #2 Dover, DE Thursday, April 9, 2009 … Continue Reading
