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Agronomy Newsletter -September 2023, Volume 14, Issue 6. Topics include: Farmland Rental Averages, Mid-Atlantic Crop Management School, Nutrient Management Farmer Training, Tar Spot Confirmed in Maryland for 2023, SARE Farmer Grants, Nitrogen Modeling Survey, Beneficial Stink Bugs in Crops, Deer Damage Survey, Wildlife Wednesday Webinars, On-Farm Research Trials, Weather Outlook, and Regional Crop Reports.

Agronomy Newsletter -July 2023, Volume 14, Issue 4. Topics include: Wildlife Management Symposium, Nutrient Management Update, Cover Crop Sign-Up, Interested in Planting Green?, Cover Crop Seeding Forum, Wheat Quality and Falling Numbers, Weather Market Phenomena, Hay and Straw Directory, Corn and Soybean Fungicide Charts, Scouting for Tar Spot in Corn, Pesticide Exam Now Available Online, LEAD Maryland Applications Open, Weather Outlook, and Regional Crop Reports.

Agronomy News-May 2023, Volume 14, Issue 2. Topics in this issue are Up and Down: Maryland Weather at its Finest, How’s That Burndown Looking?, Wet Cool Spring May Increase Slug Damage, Managing Fusarium Head Blight in Small Grains: Symptoms, Favorable Environments, and Disease Management Strategies, Maryland Weather Outlook, Maryland Regional Crop Reports, MDA Pesticide Container Recycling Program Ending, Don’t Forget to Take a Manure Test, Pythium Root Rot in Corn, USDA Still Accepting Census of Ag Responses From MD Producers, April 2023 Grain Market Update (information from USDA WASDE report), Managing and Scouting Fields for Fusarium Head Blight, New Web-Based Soybean Herbicide Tool, and Bt and Herbicide Tolerant Traits in Corn and Current Resistance of Target Insect Pests.

Results of the 2022 Maryland Wheat and Barley Variety Trials.

Agronomy News-July 2022, Volume 13, Issue 4. Topics in this issue are:

Agronomy News-June 2022, Volume 13, Issue 3. Topics in this issue are: Increased Cost-Share for Select BMPS, Agriculture Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, June Insect Scouting Tips, Maryland Dairy Day, Troubleshooting Wheat Disease Symptoms, Grain Market Report, Weather Outlook, and Regional Crop Reports.

Mechanical cultivation and hand weeding are organic producers most preferred choices for weed control. However, repeated cultivation has a negative influence on soil structure and organic matter content, and can make conditions more susceptible to soil erosion. In addition, repeated cultivation promotes new weed flushes. On the other hand, hand weeding which may require a ready supply of field workers can be expensive, especially if conducted over large areas and in less competitive crops that require multiple hand weeding tasks. For commercial producers who mostly rely on herbicides, concerns may arise regarding herbicide-resistant weeds, the potential risk to the groundwater supply, and their effect on food quality. This suggests that alternative weed management tools should be considered. Multiple studies have examined effects of flaming on annual weeds; and successful application of propane flaming to manage weeds has been reported in crops such as cotton, field corn, cabbage, carrots, sweet corn and onions. This suggests that weed flaming may be a formidable tactic for incorporation into an integrated weed management (IWM) program. Its successful integration could result in reduced usage of cultivation, hand weeding and herbicide sprays. Authors: Cerruti R Hooks and Dwayne Joseph Title: Flaming as a Weed Management Tool

Volume 13, Issue 2