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Small Grain Insect Update

October 15, 2021Emmalea Garver Ernest

Scout emerging small grains for fall armyworm. Our unusually warm October weather may give moths an opportunity to lay eggs in fields and for those eggs to develop into caterpillars capable of causing damage before frost. Fall armyworm will hide… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops Oct2021, small grain, small grain insects

Considerations for Small Grain Weed Control

September 24, 2021kgyoung

Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu If planting as no-till or minimum tillage, be sure to “start clean” with a burndown herbicide. A turbo-till is not a tillage implement for weed control, so often these fields need a burndown herbicide,… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:27, small grain, small grain weed control

Small Grains Disease Management: Preparing for 2022

September 24, 2021kgyoung

Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Hard to believe we are already approaching the end of September. Fungal disease pressure in small grains ended up being quite low for 2021, with very few cases of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB).… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:27, barley, barley yellow dwarf virus, small grain, small grain diseases, wheat

Harvest Aids for Wheat and Feed Barley

June 11, 2021kgyoung

Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu There have been a few calls about harvest aids for small grains due to poor weed control. There are only a few options available as harvest aides for wheat and feed barley. These include… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:12, barley, small grain, wheat

Small Grains Disease Updates

May 28, 2021cmanneri

Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu We are now about 2 weeks past flowering in wheat. Symptoms of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) become visible by about 3 weeks post anthesis (Figure 1). So far, I have observed very little… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:10, barley, barley yellow dwarf virus, fusarium head blight, small grain, wheat

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