Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu Since mid-March of this year, temperatures have been warmer than typical and in the last 30 days temperatures in much of Delaware have been 4 to 6°F above average (Fig. 1). This… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu Many of our 2024 field research projects are completed but a few will still be in the field this winter. Over the next few months, I will be preparing trial reports and… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu FMC Corporation collaborated with Departments of Agriculture in Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey labeling Command 3ME for use on lima beans through the release of a 24(c) Special Local Need Label. This change occurred… Continue Reading
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Enterprise budgets for processing vegetables have been updated with prices and information for 2022. You can use these budgets to estimate your production costs and returns for several different crops: pickling cucumbers, sweet… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Peas, preferably snap and snow pea varieties, may also be grown for shoots for local markets. Follow the base growing recommendations for spring harvest as found in the Mid-Atlantic Vegetable Production Recommendations.… Continue Reading
