Week Four (June 6-10)
Monday: Started my day by finishing reflagging at Coyne’s. Finished setting up the last calcium trial, and did some scouting for potato leafhopper and alfalfa weevil larvae. The field was recently cut, so there was very little that I saw when I was scouting. I also scouted various wheat fields in the region for diseases [...]
Week Three (May 30 – June 3)
Monday: Day off for Memorial Day. Tuesday: Got a call from Greg about sampling down to Van Slykes for Emma’s Honors Research. Looks like I am going to be the only one there. I also talked with Mike to set out the week ahead. Looks like another busy week. Got in the fleet car at [...]
Week Two (May 23-27)
Monday: Was asked by Greg to meet down at Table Rock for soil sampling. Also received a message from Gary asking about a wheat update for the region. I scouted several different wheat fields, noticing that most of the crops were at boot stage, varying from Feekes 8-10. I also noted some powdery mildew on [...]
Week One (May 17-21)
Tuesday: Met James Kingston to drive out to Ontario County CCE Office for our first meeting. The drive was nice, though the weather is more precipitous than what I thought it would be when I took the position. Since many of the crops aren’t in the ground, it looks like it is going to be [...]
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