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21:9

A Challenging Year for Planting Corn – Don’t Over Do the Nitrogen

May 24, 2013Emmalea Garver Ernest

I had a producer call yesterday with an interesting question. He was a little concerned about whether the poultry litter that he had applied and incorporated right away was going to hold his corn until he could take a Pre-Sidedress… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 21:9, field corn, field corn nutrient management, PSNT

It’s Time for That Final Fertilization Boost to Hay and Pasture Before Summer’s Heat

May 24, 2013Emmalea Garver Ernest

Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu Although the weather this spring has not been kind to our state’s hay producers and has even been limiting to a degree for those pasturing animals due to the colder than normal spring, it is… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 21:9, hay, hay & pasture nutrition, pasture

Agronomic Crop Insects – May 24, 2013

May 24, 2013Emmalea Garver Ernest

Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa The first potato leafhoppers are now present in fields so be sure to sample on a weekly basis after the first cutting. Once plants are yellow, yield loss has already occurred. The treatment… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 21:9, agronomic crop insect scouting

Bacterial Diseases in Tree Fruits

May 24, 2013Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu This is the time of spring when we see the results from fire blight infections in pome fruits. In addition, warm weather with higher humidity and more frequent showers creates conditions that… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 21:9, apple, peaches, pears, tree fruit

Tomato Late Blight Update

May 24, 2013Emmalea Garver Ernest

Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Currently there are no confirmed reports of late blight on either tomato or potato outside of Florida. However, there is one unconfirmed report of a tomato greenhouse outbreak… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 21:9, potato, potato late blight, tomato, tomato late blight

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