by Desoy | Jul 6, 2020 | Paydirt
Has your field of green changed colors? Time to investigate. Farmers can choose their soybean variety, row spacing, or fertilizer applications, but controlling plant diseases is more difficult. Soybean diseases are caused by living organisms which feed on the plant,...
by Desoy | Mar 20, 2020 | Paydirt
Palmer amaranth (commonly known as pigweed) is an aggressive weed that is resistant to glyphosate, can grow up to 1 inch a day, and produces a half a million seeds per plant. Because of that, it can spread quickly in fields and hedgerows, outcompeting field crops....
by Desoy | Dec 3, 2019 | Paydirt
Increasingly, small businesses are the targets of cyber-attacks because they do business online, store sensitive employee & customer data, and are suppliers to larger organizations (such as the government). Plus, most small businesses lack the resources to combat...
by Desoy | May 8, 2019 | Paydirt
Free to both growers and applicators, DriftWatch helps pesticide applicators, specialty crop growers and beekeepers communicate more effectively to protect pesticide-sensitive areas. This new online tool, offered by the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA), aims...
by Desoy | Jun 21, 2018 | Paydirt
For farmer Robbie Emerson, water quality is an ongoing effort that never goes out of season. A fourth-generation soybean farmer from Middletown, Delaware, Emerson knows the importance of protecting Delaware’s local watersheds. In order to keep nutrients and...
by Desoy | Jun 7, 2018 | Paydirt
Weeds, bugs, slugs, you name it – farmers deal with more than their fair share of pests. Proper management and prevention is key to growing a healthy, viable and sustainable crop. Knowing and understanding the factors contributing to your pest problem are the first...
