Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Commodity Markets Gain Strength on a Myriad of Factors Corn Analysis U.S. corn planting continued to lag the five year average for the week ending May 15 in Monday afternoon’s release of USDA’s… Continue Reading
Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu On my way to work each day, I drive by a dairy farm and often enjoy watching all the activities occurring on the farm. The thing that has struck me in particular over the years… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) in Wheat Update: Although the recent weather pattern early this week has been favorable for head scab in wheat, most of the wheat in Sussex and Kent County has completed… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa When checking regrowth for damage from weevils, be sure to also consider damage from adults. If economic levels were present before cutting and no spray was applied, both adults and larvae can hold… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Over the past week, we received reports of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug adults being found in peaches and apple trees in West Virginia, NJ, Western Maryland and Virginia. So far, we have not heard… Continue Reading
