Amy Shober, Professor and Extension Specialist, Nutrient Management and Environmental Quality, ashober@udel.edu; Jarrod Miller, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Agronomy, jarrod@udel.edu Corn is now nearing tassel in most parts of Delaware. As such, it might be worth the effort to… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Current soil moisture levels nearby your fields can be found on DEOS, although fields can vary by soil type, topographic position, and whether the last storm was ½ mile away. Last year, we… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex Co. Extension Ag Agent, whaley@udel.edu; Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County, jgjones@udel.edu, Dan Severson, Agriculture Agent, New Castle County, severson@udel.edu With this heat, we are currently accumulating 30 growing degree… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Corn Now that corn is tasseling, check field edges, particularly near ditches and small grain fields for the presence of brown stink bug. They concentrate themselves in the leaf axil where the ear is developing.… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Conditions have been highly favorable for the development of brown rot in nectarines and peaches. Brown rot has blossom, shoot, canker, and fruit phases. Brown rot is caused by the fungus Monilinia… Continue Reading
