PDF Version of WCU 19:14 – June 24, 2011 In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Keeping it Level Stand Reductions in Lima Beans Air Pollution Damage in Vegetables Downy Mildew Updates Phytophthora Fruit rot on Cucurbits Potato Disease Advisory… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Corn Drops Limit on Long Liquidation Nearby and new crop corn futures dropped the daily limit (30 cents) on Wednesday which leads to an expansion of the limit in today’s trade (45 cents… Continue Reading
Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu and Phillip Sylvester, Kent Co., Ag Agent; phillip@udel.edu In past articles, we’ve talked about finding manganese (Mn) deficiency in small grains (this spring) and soybeans (last year) but in the past week or two we’ve… Continue Reading
Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu Last year there were a number of questions concerning the use of a technique called top cutting, in which the tops of the seed heads of cool-season grasses were removed using a bush hog or… Continue Reading
Soybean Rust Report There is very little soybean rust activity to report. It has been very dry and hot in the Gulf Coast region where soybean rust overwinters. It has only been found on kudzu so far this season. The… Continue Reading
