Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Written 4/21/2025 Commodity markets have been dominated by trade tariff news in April. Markets have seen extreme volatility over the course of the month. Historically, seasonal grain price highs rarely occur during… Continue Reading
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
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Alfalfa Mid-to Large alfalfa weevil larvae are still present in some fields. Alfalfa is growing well now, so check its height and compare your counts per 30 stems with the threshold table found in the… Continue Reading
Alyssa K. Betts, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu This week barley is around flag leaf and approaching heading while wheat is ranging from Feekes 6-8. This week has been colder, with hopefully the final frost. The frost Wednesday morning was… 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
