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19:5

WCU Volume 19, Issue 5 – April 22, 2011

April 22, 2011cmanneri

PDF Version of WCU 19:5 – April 22, 2011   In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects No-Till and Strip-Till Fresh Market Vegetables Late Blight Found in Wisconsin Grown Seed Potatoes Agronomic Crops Agronomic Crop Insects Small Grain Disease Update… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized 19:5, index

When Do Corn Yields Begin to Decline With a Late Planting Date?

April 22, 2011cmanneri

Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu With the five-day forecast for New Castle County showing a chance of light rain or showers all five days, a grower asked me when to expect corn yields to begin to decline. Some of the… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized 19:5, field corn

Grain Marketing Highlights – April 22, 2011

April 22, 2011cmanneri

Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Slow Planting Progress Bolsters Commodity Prices U.S. corn planting progress was 7% complete as of Sunday, April 17, one point behind the five-year average and nine points behind last year’s pace. Corn Belt… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized 19:5, grain marketing

Barley With Multiple Nutrient Deficiencies

April 22, 2011cmanneri

Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu and Phillip Sylvester, Kent Co., Ag Agent; phillip@udel.edu Another field of barley with severe deficiency symptoms showed up in Kent County this past week. Although the field had received ammonium sulfate this spring, the rate… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized 19:5, barley, micronutrient deficiency, small grain, small grain nutrition

Small Grain Disease Update

April 22, 2011cmanneri

Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Barley We are getting more reports of powdery mildew in ‘Thoroughbred’ barley. This variety is very susceptible and growers have been spraying fungicides to control the disease and protect their yields. Tilt or other… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized 19:5, barley, barley powdery mildew, small grain, wheat, wheat spindle streak mosaic virus

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