Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu We are now about 3 weeks past flowering in wheat and symptoms of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) are becoming visible (Figure 1). At this point, symptoms have been at very low incidence across… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex Co. Extension Ag Agent, whaley@udel.edu; James Adkins, Irrigation Engineer, adkins@udel.edu and Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County, jgjones@udel.edu While drones are hailed as the future of precision agriculture, their best… Continue Reading
Amy Shober, Extension Nutrient Management and Environmental Quality Specialist; ashober@udel.edu and Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Early February warmth once again gave way to cool, wet conditions that persisted well into May. Luckily, it looks like the warmer weather… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Corn Slugs continue to cause the most feeding injury to young corn. Although recent warm weather has been favorable to corn growth, foggy mornings have helped keep slugs moist and happy. Wireworm injury is also… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu and Karen Rane, Plant Diagnostician, University of Maryland rane@umd.edu Gummy stem blight (GSB) was found in an Eastern shore muskmelon field this past week. It is a cucurbit disease caused by… Continue Reading
