PDF Version of WCU 19:21 – August 12, 2011 In this issue: Downy Mildew Alert – August 15, 2011 Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Vegetable Disease Updates Cover Crops for Vegetable Rotations Revisited Fruit Update on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug on… Continue Reading
Thursday, September 1, 2011 4:00 – 7:30 p.m. Dickerson Farms, 1730 Bayside Drive Dover, DE (From Rt.1, take the Rt. 9 exit towards Little Creek. Farm entrance is on the right after Bergold Lane.) All farmers and Crop Advisors are… Continue Reading
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Caroline County 4-H Park 8230 Detour Road Denton, Maryland 21629 This landmark event brings together all Mid-Atlantic land grant universities, major agricultural equipment manufacturers and retailers, and farmers to improve agricultural… Continue Reading
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 6:30 – 7:00 p.m. Lower Eastern Shore Research & Education Center 24664 Nanticoke Rd., Salisbury, MD 21801 It’s a free event. Tour the fields and enjoy a light dinner with extension specialists. Please contact Jeri Cook… Continue Reading
Apply before October 7 for assistance in fiscal year 2012. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering financial and technical assistance to Delaware producers to implement conservation practices on their farming operations. Producers are encouraged to apply for… Continue Reading
