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Eastern Shore AREC Fall Field Day Set For Sept. 21, 2011

September 21, 2011: Fall Field Day
Plot research demonstrating methyl bromide alternatives for vegetable production along with nutrient, weed, disease, insect and general production techniques for polyethylene mulch systems, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, cotton, soybeans and more. Registration will begin at 2:00 PM with field tours beginning at 3:00 PM. A complimentary dinner will begin at 5:30 PM. If you have any questions or plan on attending, please contact Lauren Seltzer (mlpeyton@vt.edu).

Corn earworm moth black light trap captures for the week ending August 11, 2011

Black light trap captures of corn earworm moths were generally lower than last week, with notable exceptions in Petersburg, Middlesex, and Richmond County/Warsaw. Please click “More” to see the current black light data table. Thanks to the following for their reports this week: Keith Balderson, Mary Beahm, Chris Drake, Jim Jenrette, Mark Kraemer, Watson Lawrence, David Moore, Mike Parrish, Kelvin Wells, Scott Reiter, and the Tidewater AREC entomology crew. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf

Mid-Atlantic Precision Agriculture Equipment Field Day

The Mid-Atlantic Precision Ag Field Day will be held at the Caroline County 4-H Park 8230 Detour Road, Denton, MD 21629 and is a cosponsored event by VA, MD, WV, PA, and DE Extension. . We will be offering Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Credits. This is a great opportunity to learn from some of the foremost precision ag experts. A flyer is attached.

Registration is free, but we are asking that attendees preregister.

The website with more information for the event and registration information can be found at: http://www.enst.umd.edu/extension/Events.cfm

Thank you,
Mark

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Mark S. Reiter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Soils and Nutrient Management
Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
33446 Research Drive
Painter, VA 23420
757-414-0724 ext. 16 (Office Phone)
757-693-2556 (Mobile Phone)
757-414-0730 (Fax)
Additional information: precision-ag-poster-pdf

Corn earworm moth trap captures for the week ending August 4, 2011

Black light trap captures of corn earworm moths continue to increase, with a range of 1 (Essex) to 137 (Warsaw) captured per night. Please click “More” to see the current black light data table. Thanks to the following for their reports this week: Keith Balderson, Mary Beahm, Neil Clark and Chris Drake, Mark Kraemer, Watson Lawrence, Laura Maxey, Janet Spencer, David Moore and Micah Owens, Kelvin Wells, Scott Reiter, and the Tidewater AREC entomology crew. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf