PDF Version of WCU 17:3 – April 3, 2009 In this issue: Vegetables Winter Temperature Index for Predicting Stewart’s Wilt in Delaware Sweet Corn, 1999-2009 Seed Corn Maggot (SCM) Control in Spring Planted Vegetables Soil Health and Vegetable Production Potato… Continue Reading
January 18-22, 2010 Delaware State Fairgrounds Harrington, DE Save the date and plan to attend the Delaware Agriculture Week Meetings and Trade Show.
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks Released USDA’s Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks reports were released this week on Tuesday, March 31. Since the release of those reports the markets have reacted… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Soybean Rust in 2008 Last fall, soybean rust was discovered in the Selbyville sentinel plot on the Group VII variety USG7732NRR. The location, upon review, was determined to be just over the border and… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa If you have not started to sample for alfalfa weevil, be sure to begin sampling fields on a weekly basis. Larvae are present in fields in Kent and Sussex counties. Look for small… Continue Reading
