Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu This has been a soggy May. With overcast skies and drizzle almost every day along with cooler than normal temperatures. This type of weather is great for foliar disease problems such… Continue Reading
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Corn prices rallied during the month of May across all futures. The monthly USDA report was very friendly to corn prices. In addition, planting progress in the corn belt started extremely slow due… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu According to the Colorado State Tropical Weather and Climate Research Page (https://tropical.colostate.edu/forecasting.html), we can expect a higher-than-normal hurricane season. They are projecting 23 named storms, of which five could be major hurricanes. While we… Continue Reading
Alyssa K. Betts, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Symptoms of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) have been visible in barley and are now present in wheat. You will be looking for bleached spikelets while the rest of the head is still… Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 9:00-11:00 a.m. University of Delaware Carvel Research and Education Center 16483 County Seat Highway, Georgetown, DE Event will include: herbicide evaluations in corn, soybeans, and vegetables integrated weed management trials, focusing on cereal rye for weed… Continue Reading
