Field Crop News
A winter annual weed that can be found year-round, toxic to livestock and tough to control with certain herbicides.
Planted corn acres are behind last year’s pace but not behind the 5 year average.
Since wheat leaves appear by emerging from within the stem, how do you know when the top leaf that you see on a wheat plant is, in fact the flag leaf?
Scouting is the key to finding aphid populations that exceed the economic threshold.
Penn State is trying to help predict when and where BYDV will occur.
If you are in the Northern Tier of PA make plans now to come out to the last of Penn State Extension’s cover crop field walks.
A wheat field day will take place May 15, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Norman and Edwin Burkholder Farm 187 Smoketown Road Mertztown, PA 19539
Penn State Extension and Cover Crop Solutions, LLC invite you to join us in the field on May 22nd from10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon at the Groff Farm 535 Drytown Rd. Holtwood, PA 17532 to see what’s new for 2013.
This year’s Small Grains Field Day will be held Wednesday, June 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Southeast Ag Research & Extension Center (Landisville Research Farm) in Manheim, Lancaster County.
The event will be held on July 16 & July 17 at the PSU Agronomy Research Farm in Rock Springs.
During the first 100 days or so of 2013, virtually all of the state is experiencing a deficit in rain/snow fall.
With the wet cool spring it has been difficult to yet get into the field in much of the state.
For a few years now Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has invested in the PA-PIPE system.
In ten counties across the Commonwealth last September/early October, cover crops plots were no-till drilled planted following corn silage harvest.
Make plans now to come out to one of Penn State Extension’s remaining cover crop field walks.
April 19th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Mohrsville, Berks County
This year’s Small Grains Field Day will be held Wednesday, June 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Southeast Ag Research & Extension Center (Landisville Research Farm) in Manheim, Lancaster County.
Mark your calendars and watch for more information for this Penn State wheat variety and management tour led by PSU entomologist, Dr. John Tooker & York County Agronomist, John Rowehl.
Please note this on your calendar. More information will be coming out in a later edition.
