Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu In 2023 I tested four vining snap pea varieties and three vining snow peas. All of the varieties require trellising. My trial was planted on March 30 and harvest began on May… Continue Reading
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu March is going to be a critically important month for commodity prices. South American crops are coming into fruition and USDA will be releasing the projected planting report on March 28th. Corn prices… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu Delaware has a dense network of weather stations that is maintained by Delaware Environmental Observing System (DEOS). The weather data from DEOS stations is publicly available through the DEOS website (deos.udel.edu). The… Continue Reading
Transition to Organic Production Seminar March 27th, 2024, from 6:00-8:00pm, New Castle County Conservation District 2430 Old County Road, Newark DE 19702 Join UD Cooperative Extension and the USDA Transition to Organic Partnership program for an evening seminar on… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Alfalfa Now is a good time to start scouting alfalfa fields for alfalfa weevil. Just a reminder that alfalfa weevil thresholds are based on plant height and do not pertain to mixed stands of less… Continue Reading
