Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu The winter has been very warm and our winter annual weeds have had a chance to grow over most of this time so they are larger than normal at this time of year. If… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu If planting small grains as no-till or minimum tillage, be sure to “start clean” with a burndown herbicide. A turbo-till is not a tillage implement for weed control, so often these fields need a… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Six different seeding rates for winter wheat were tested at the Carvel Research Center (Georgetown) over the past two seasons (2017-18 and 2018-19). Seeds were drilled at 0.9, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 2.0, and 2.4… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Mark Sultenfuss for correctly answering this week’s Guess The Pest Challenge, common chickweed. Mark will be sent a sweep net and entered in the end of season raffle. From Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu The small grains planting window will be here soon. To get a head start on disease management for next spring, here are a few factors to consider. Variety Variety selection is one of… Continue Reading
