CROP ALERT – May 31, 2023
Black Cutworms Cutting Plants By this weekend much of the region will exceed 300 degree days since May 3. However, I’m already receiving reports and picture confirmations of corn injury from BCW feeding from ...
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Black Cutworms Cutting Plants By this weekend much of the region will exceed 300 degree days since May 3. However, I’m already receiving reports and picture confirmations of corn injury from BCW feeding from ...
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Cereal Leaf Beetle Eggs Have Hatched Found the first CLB larvae in wheat on Monday. Larvae are shiny and black and almost look slug-like. They cover themselves in their own excrement and are actually ...
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Cereal Leaf Beetles are Abundant and Laying Eggs in Wheat Cereal leaf beetles (CLB) were easy to find in the wheat I scouted in Ontario and Livingston Counties this week. One field had a ...
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Triticale Harvest Time! Now is the time to check the growth stage of your winter triticale. Many fields will be ready to harvest this week. Triticale should be harvested at Feekes stage 9 for optimal ...
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2023 National Wheat Contest It is not too late to enter. The deadline registration is May 15. It costs $100 to enter and you must be a member of the National Association Wheat Growers ...
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Soil Health and Climate Resilient Farming: Quantifying a Farm’s Capacity to Achieve More Resilient Agricultural Production Systems Inside this issue include: Summary Background Approach, Methods and Data Results and Discussion Acknowledgments Cited Works Table ...
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Good afternoon, There was an organized activist event for the area led by Direct Action Everywhere (DXE), a well-known activist group which apparently occurred Saturday, April 15. There has been reported cases of suspicious ...
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The Spring edition of The Dairy Culture Coach (DCC) is now available. Please share with your employees or anyone you know who may enjoy this newsletter. Articles inside this issue include: – Calostro – ...
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From the Cornell Goat & Sheep Program. This year April is full of holidays when goat and sheep are in demand. Western (Roman) Easter is on April 9 while Greek (Orthodox) Easter is on ...
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March is usually a great time to add some legumes by frost seeding into your pastures, hayfields, or winter small grains. It is a way to improve grasses without losing a production year. It ...
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