This auction sells: lambs, sheep, goats, calves, beef cattle, pigs, rabbits, and all types of heavy fowl. Auctions are held every Tuesday with the first sale beginning at 10:30 am and ending at the last sale 5:30 pm. Hay, straw, grain, and firewood are also for sale. Farm Fresh Eggs available for purchase by the […]
Continue reading...July 3, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 7/03/19
Sweet Corn A few European corn borer (ECB) moths were captured this past week, but numbers are very low, and no map will appear in this edition. It is unclear at this stage if these individuals represent the onset of a second flight. Catches over the upcoming week will clarify the situation with this pest. […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM For 07/03/19
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: Second generation timings are updated below. Second flight adults are still flying statewide. Treatments for the second generation have just finished in statewide. Applications for OFM should now be made only if trap captures exceed and average of 6 moths/trap.
Continue reading...July 2, 2019 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Post-bloom Insect Pest Control Recommendations
As we approach the end of bloom, growers should consider the need for any post-bloom applications. The main pest targets for these applications are mainly Sparganothis fruitworm and spotted fireworm. Sparganothis fruitworm (SPARG) – If your farm has high pheromone trap counts, you should consider managing this pest as soon as bees are removed. The […]
Continue reading...July 1, 2019 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 7/1/19
Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported cucumber as far north as Maryland (Carolina Co.) on the Delmarva Peninsula. This is the first report of CDM in the region this growing season. All cucumber growers are encouraged to scout their fields on a regular basis. To track the progress of CDM in the US please visit […]
Continue reading...June 27, 2019 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 6/26/19
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: Second generation timings are updated below. Second flight adults are still flying statewide. Treatments for the second generation have just finished in southern counties, and are going on now in northern counties.
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