Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Recent Rally Poses Pricing Opportunities Renewed noncommercial buying pushed corn contracts to solid gains Wednesday. The corn market remains in its longer-term sideways trend, though support should be solid in today’s trading. Additionally,… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Several leafspots are beginning to appear on susceptible soybean varieties. These include Septoria leafspot as well as downy mildew. If you have good plant growth and a dense canopy after the recent rains and… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue to scout fields on a weekly basis for leafhoppers. It is also time to start watching for defoliators in alfalfa, including grasshoppers, corn earworm, webworms and beet armyworm. Field Corn Although we… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Powdery mildew is beginning to get established on cantaloupes now. Include fungicides for powdery in your spray programs. See the article titled ‘Powdery Mildew on Cucurbits’ in WCU 18:15 for more information. Powdery mildew… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Continue to scout and spray for downy mildew. The temperatures are higher than ideal but the fungus survives and continues to be a threat. Home vegetable gardens in Sussex County are reporting downy mildew… Continue Reading
