Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Harvest of high tunnel plasticulture strawberries is well underway in the region and field harvest is beginning on plastic. Matted row strawberry harvest is still a few weeks off in most areas.… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu This is the time of the year when county agents are called to look at disorders in transplants being grown in greenhouses and when samples routinely come into our offices for diagnosis.… Continue Reading
PDF Version of WCU 19:3 – April 8, 2011 In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Managing Windbreaks in Vegetables Spring Cover Crops for Vegetable Rotations Water Testing for Produce Food Safety and Third-Party Audits, DPHS Lab Agrees to Do… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Bob Mulrooney submitted this article by Ohio State Extension and Purdue University Extension. Farmers who want to make the most efficient use of pesticides should pay close attention to sprayer maintenance. Erdal Ozkan, an… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu USDA’s April Supply/Demand Report Runs Contrary to Pre-Report Expectations USDA kept U.S. corn ending stocks at an estimated 675 million bushels by lowering projected feed use. Soybean ending stocks also remained unchanged at… Continue Reading
