Fall Harvest
Extension, Farm Bureaus offering farm stress resources
Farmers facing difficult times are encouraged to consider seeking help through mental health resources. Some of these resources are provided by local ag-related organizations while others are regional and national in scope.According to a report issued by the...
Phosphorus recycled from wastewater for better crops
MOSCOW, Idaho — Scientists are helping close the loop on the sustainability cycle with research into nutrient-enhanced biochar — a charcoal-like material made by heating recycled biomass in the absence of oxygen, a process called pyrolysis. Biomass is any...
Split application study continues its positive trend
NORTH EAST Md. — As a project to encourage split application of nitrogen enters its fourth year, a second year of data shows the practice varies widely in yield response, but remains positive on average. Eric Rosenbaum, a crop consultant and executive director...
Soybeans are a key sustainable crop in Del., Md.
Soybeans are one of the key sustainable crops in Delmarva states.“The rain in early September has helped with the double cropping of soybeans,” said Danielle Bauer, executive director of both the Delaware Soybean Board and the Maryland Soybean Board. “Pricing...
Now’s time to start scouting for podworms
(Editor’s note: Emily Zobel, the Dorchester County Master Gardener coordinator is also the Agriculture Faculty Extension Assistant for Dorchester County, Md.) It’s time to start scouting for podworms (Helicoverpa zea) in double-crop soybeans. There have been...
Stay locally sourced (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Ellie Grossnickle is an ag relationship manager affairs for Horizon Farm Credit.) Summer may be winding down but there are still a lot of roadside markets and farmers’ markets operating. I can still make a meal off of fresh-picked sweet corn....
Plectorsporium more common this year in fields
LENEXA, Va. — David Langston, Virginia Tech Extension plant pathologist, is accustomed to having pictures of crop diseases a farmer can’t identify pop up on his phone.This year, a lot of photos coming from pumpkin growers are of plectosporium blight, a...
USDA: Significantly more soybeans forecast for this year; corn expected to dip
Corn production may be down slightly across much of the Delmarva region, but soybean production may be up significantly this year.The USDA’s soybean production forecast for Maryland, released Sept. 10, predicted 24.5 million bushels, up 12 percent from last...
High oleic soybeans proving themselves on farms
UNION BRIDGE, Md, — It was 2014. Belinda Burrier was in her first year as a farmer-leader with the soy checkoff when she was presented with an opportunity to grow high oleic soybeans on her farm in north-central Maryland.She decided to take a chance. And she...
New weigh wagon able to simplify DSB yield checks
SEAFORD, Del. — Entrants of the Delaware Soybean Yield Contest no longer have to wait in long lines at the elevator to complete their yield checks. The Delaware Soybean Board has simplified the process this harvest season with the purchase of a weigh wagon....
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