USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced on March 11, 2019 that it is seeking public input on its existing national conservation practice standards as part of implementing the 2018 Farm Bill. NRCS offers 150-plus conservation practices to America’s farmers,… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Because insects generally have limited mechanisms of regulating their temperature, insect development and life history is tied to ambient temperature. This enables certain life history events to be predicted fairly accurately. The easiest way to… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu My name is Alyssa Koehler and I am the new UD Field Crops Extension Plant Pathologist. I look forward to meeting everyone and working with you and the Extension team at Carvel to… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Guess the Pest is back for 2019! Test your pest management knowledge by clicking on the GUESS THE PEST logo and submitting your best guess. For the 2019 season, we will have an “end of… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu A number of fields last summer had poor stands of corn due to the wet soils. As a result, the weed control in those areas was very poor and the number of weed seeds… Continue Reading
