PDF Version of WCU 17:11 – May 29, 2009 In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Tough Year for Early Peas Potato Disease Advisory #5 – May 29, 2009 Agronomic Crops Agronomic Crop Insects PSNT, Yellow Corn, and Sidedressing Grain… Continue Reading
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Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Time is Running Out U.S. farmers now have 82% of the ’09 corn crop planted, 4% behind last year and 11% behind the five-year average. Major problems persist in Illinois, Indiana, and North… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Ag Agent, Kent Co.; gcjohn@udel.edu Corn sidedressing has begun throughout Delaware. One important tool for nitrogen management in corn is the pre-sidedress nitrogen test (PSNT). The PSNT is based on the concept that amounts of plant-available N… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Potato leafhoppers are now present in fields so be sure to sample on a weekly basis after the first cutting. Once plants are yellow, yield loss has already occurred. The treatment thresholds are… Continue Reading
