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1 Week Accumulated Growing Degree Days 1 Month Accumulated Growing Degree Days 1 Week Accumulated Precipitation 1 Month Accumulated Precipitation
growing degree days
Growing Degree Accumulation and Rainfall Through July 22
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex Co. Extension Ag Agent, whaley@udel.edu; James Adkins, Irrigation Engineer, adkins@udel.edu, Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County, jgjones@udel.edu, Dan Severson, Agriculture Agent, New Castle County, severson@udel.edu Corn planted by late April… Continue Reading
Growing Degree Accumulation and Rainfall Through June 22nd
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex Co. Extension Ag Agent, whaley@udel.edu; James Adkins, Irrigation Engineer, adkins@udel.edu, Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County, jgjones@udel.edu, Dan Severson, Agriculture Agent, New Castle County, severson@udel.edu Corn planted around late April… Continue Reading
Following Current Corn Growth Stages
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex Co. Extension Ag Agent, whaley@udel.edu; James Adkins, Irrigation Engineer, adkins@udel.edu and Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County, jgjones@udel.edu In 2019 we followed several corn planting dates to evaluate emergence and… Continue Reading
Cooler May Temps and Crop Damage
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Our accumulation of growing degree days (GDD) was hampered by the weekend temperatures, with very little GDD accumulated since May 6th (Table 1). Any corn planted on April 15th in Dover has just reached… Continue Reading