James Adkins, Extension Irrigation Engineer; adkins@udel.edu Evapotranspiration minus Precipitation in inches. (April 14-April 22) Wheat The unusually warm and windy has netted high evapotranspiration rates for small grains. The map above shows the 1-week evapotranspiration rate minus any precipitation received… Continue Reading
James Adkins, Extension Engineer, adkins@udel.edu Inquiries about irrigating soybeans to increase grain moisture began in earnest last week and have accelerated as the forecast continues to be precipitation free. Can you use irrigation to add moisture to 9-10% soybeans to… Continue Reading
James Adkins, Extension Engineer, adkins@udel.edu Established small grains are burning through 0.02-0.03 inches of water per day if not tilled and 0.04-0.05 inches under conventional tillage. Since the roots are shallow, irrigation should be applied in small (0.2-0.35 inch) increments… Continue Reading
James Adkins, Extension Engineer, adkins@udel.edu The forecasted multi-day rain event was a bust for most of Delmarva with a relatively small region northwest of Bridgeville receiving over an inch (figure 1). In areas with less than ½” of rain, soybeans… Continue Reading
James Adkins, Extension Engineer, adkins@udel.edu Corn should be at black layer for everything but extremely late-planted long-season varieties. UD research has not been able to identify any yield or test weight advantage to irrigation after black layer. Soybeans are currently… Continue Reading
