PDF Version of Volume 24, Issue 27 – September 23, 2016 Last Issue of Weekly Crop Update for 2016 and Farewell to Two Longtime Contributors Vegetable Crops Cole Crops Affected by Heat, Uneven Moisture Many of Our Watermelon Fields… Continue Reading
Monday, January 9 – Thursday, January 12 Delaware Agriculture Week will be held in Harrington at the Delaware State Fairgrounds from January 9-12, 2017. Delaware “Ag Week” is in its 12th year and is an ongoing collaboration between University of… Continue Reading
9/28: SARE Farmer Grower Grants – The goal of the USDA Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Farmer Grant program is to help farmers explore sustainable and innovative production and marketing practices, often through an experiment, trial, or on-farm… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Growers are currently selecting wheat varieties for the 2016/17 season. There are many new wheat releases that yield very well and are not magnets for Fusarium head blight (FHB). This differs from… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Several growers are considering planting canola this fall as a result of a recent contract placed by Perdue. If you do decide to plant canola this fall be aware that this plant… Continue Reading
