David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu In July, a petition was logged in the federal register by several groups asking EPA to revoke all food tolerances for all organophosphates, including malathion, Diazinon, Dibrom, Dimethoate, DDVP, Phorate, Terbufos, Orthene and others. EPA… Continue Reading
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Written 8-25-2022 At the end of every month, I will be writing a grain market outlook and discuss factors influencing the prices of corn, soybeans, and wheat. We saw a tremendous rally in… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu We have been monitoring closely for the appearance of tar spot within corn fields. Tar Spot is a foliar disease of corn caused by the fungus Phyllachora maydis. It first showed up in… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu August has been hot and dry, with many non-irrigated corn fields rapidly approaching harvest. Over the past week, we have started to see plants with accelerated senescence due to stalk rots (Figure 1).… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There has been an increase in interest in planting fruits in Delaware. This is a positive trend that matches the interest in buying local and can also provide local fruit to the… Continue Reading
