Fall Harvest
New research combine starting work at UMd.
QUEENSTOWN, Md. — Dr. Nicole Fiorellino, University of Maryland Extension agronomy specialist, is thrilled to have a new research scale rotary combine for harvesting soybean and small grains research plots.She’s also just as happy to hand over the...
Apples lead Hollabaugh Bros.’ fall harvest offerings
BIGLERVILLE, Pa. — Even early in the fall harvest season, Hollabaugh Bros.’s had 10 apple varieties in the bins on their retail market’s expansive bin porch. On the first weekend in September, those 10 apple varieties kept the tail end of the summer...
Seven tips worth trying to reduce risk against fire
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Barn fires spread rapidly and are not small. Nearly two-thirds of all barn fires engulf the entire structure, which caused an estimated $28 million in property damage annually according to the National Fire Protection...
Organic farmers expected to harvest record acres in 2019
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Organic commodity farmers will harvest a record number of acres across the United States this year despite the weather and trade challenges plaguing agriculture in 2019.According to the Annual Acreage Report, recently released by...
FSA payment program registration underway
As he reviews 2018’s growing season, Allen Davis sees a tough year: late spring planting across Delmarva, uncooperative weather throughout the summer, and a trade war that’s driven commodity prices down. The Trump administration has created...
Bowman reflects on 17 years of deer research at UD
NEWARK, Del. — When Jake Bowman came to the University of Delaware 17 years ago after getting his doctorate from Mississippi State University, he encountered a problem with regards to deer research that he had never experienced before. Not...
Tools tell the tale with soil carbon data
ALBERTA, Can. — A person is only as good as his or her tools. In the case of soil scientists, they are only as good as the tools and methods they use. And when it comes to estimating soil organic carbon stocks, new research shows not all...
Spraying beneficial bacteria raises yield, sustainability
MADISON, Wis. — Soybean is rich in protein, which is great for the humans and animals eating it. But this high protein content comes at a cost. To make protein, soybean plants need a lot of nitrogen. The plants get some of the nitrogen they...
Soy natural: Genetic resistance against aphids
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A tiny pest can cause huge losses to soybean farmers. Several top soybean producing states in the United States are in the Upper Midwest. In these states, the soybean aphid is a damaging pest. Each year, soybean aphids...
Stanfield handling soybeans with care
WHITE HALL, Md. (Sept. 19, 2017) — To hear Ed Stanfield detail his intensive management of soybeans, one might think he’s growing tomatoes, watermelons or some other high value crop. After planting the relatively small 225 acres of soybeans at Edrich Farm,...
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