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Early Corn Should be Starting to Tassel

July 2, 2021kgyoung

Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex Co. Extension Ag Agent, whaley@udel.edu; Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County, jgjones@udel.edu, Dan Severson, Agriculture Agent, New Castle County, severson@udel.edu With this heat, we are currently accumulating 30 growing degree… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:15, field corn, GDD

2021 is Warmer and Drier

May 21, 2021kgyoung

Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex Co. Extension Ag Agent, whaley@udel.edu; Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County, jgjones@udel.edu; Dan Severson, Agriculture Agent, New Castle County, severson@udel.edu At this point last year (Table 1) we had accumulated… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:9, field corn, GDD, soybean, weather

Cooling Effect Over the Last Week

May 14, 2021kgyoung

Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex Co. Extension Ag Agent, whaley@udel.edu; Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County, jgjones@udel.edu; Dan Severson, Agriculture Agent, New Castle County, severson@udel.edu After a rapid increase in growing degree days and steady… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:8, field corn, GDD

Using Growing Degree Days to Schedule Sweet Corn

March 5, 2021Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Sweet corn is one of the most important fresh market vegetable crops in the region. Direct market growers and wholesalers strive to have a continuous supply for their customers during the growing… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:1, climate change, GDD, sweet corn, vegetable crop establishment

2019-2020 Corn Growing Degree Days

September 25, 2020Emmalea Garver Ernest

Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex Co. Extension Ag Agent, whaley@udel.edu; Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County, jgjones@udel.edu The standard method used to follow and predict corn growth stages is using growing degree days (GDD). This… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 28:28, field corn, GDD, weather

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