Spring Planting
CSAs expanding operations after COVID-19 effect
Ruth Linton said her farm, Highland Orchards, is planting as much as it can. The Wilmington, Del., fruit and vegetable operation was flooded a year ago with customers desperate for local food as the pandemic emptied shelves and made people skittish about...
Corn biologicals effective, but knowledge important
Using biologicals in corn production are effective but with much diversity in the sector, growers need to know the specifics about the product they are using and what it does in the soil.Agronomy specialists from the University of Illinois Fred Below and...
What to do before replanting a crop (Credit Corner)
(Editor’s note: Emily Walbert is a crop insurance agent with MidAtlantic Farm Credit.) As spring planting is soon upon us, we want to remind you that most corn and soybean policies do provide replant coverage. However, it’s important to remember that once you...
Use this as your planter ‘pre-flight’ checklist
AMES, Iowa — Before heading to the field this season, there are some maintenance items on your planter that you should consider addressing. Some items can be done in the off-season in the shop while others should be addressed in your first field. Follow this...
Dara: Biocontrols can aid soil health, productivity
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — At the outset of his presentation Dr. Surendra Dara, an expert in bio-controls from the University of California-Santa Barbara, asked farmers gathered at the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey annual convention a...
Sweet corn praised for its summer taste, diversity
HERSHEY, Pa. — “Sweet corn tastes like summer,” exclaimed Blake Myers to his audience at the recent Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention.Myers, Siegers Seed Company’s Northeast Vegetable Seed consultant, assured growers that sweet corn is...
Rigdons rewarded for commitment with yield win
JARRETSVILLE, Md. — Father-son farming duo John and Harrison Rigdon scored a big win in the the Asgrow National Yield Contest with a 140.4 bushel per acre entry but they said reaching that level of production has been years in the making. Variety...
Farmers urged to be creative, consider other methods
GEORGETOWN, Del. — A panel of area farmers challenged attendees at their session of The Delmarva Soil Health Summit last month at Delaware Technical Community College to question how things have long been done in crop agriculture and to explore...
Company would use bees as agents to deliver bio-control products to plants
ATLANTIC CITY — Bees already do quite a bit for farmers who need pollination assistance in their crop production.But a Canadian company showcased at the recent Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey Convention and Trade Show is getting bees to...
Sweet corn growers get updated on insect pests
HERSHEY, Pa. — At the recent Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Dr. Galen P. Dively, University of Maryland entomologist, updated growers on the current efficacy and management of Bt sweet corn.Dively said that in the Mid-Atlantic region...
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