May 2025 | Volume 16, Issue 2
Inside this Issue:
- Screening Palmer Amaranth to Common Postemergence Herbicides
- Update on Research for Management of BMR Male Sterile Forage Sorghum
- Early-Season Soybean Pests
- Fusarium Head Blight Update
- Trade Winds: Understanding the Shifting Landscape of Agricultural Exports
- Corn Fungicide ROI Calculator
- Optimizing Drying for Hay and Baleage
- Managing the Risk of Cyanide Poisoning from Wilted Cherry Leaves
- Testing GPS Dog Collars as a Tool for Crop Protection
Northeast Farm Transition Survey
Northeast Center For Rural Development (NERCRD) and its collaborators are seeking farmers in the Northeast U.S. to complete a survey about farm transition, succession planning, and generational change. It is open to farmers/producers in the Northeast US (from Maine to WV) and is a collaboration between the PA Department of Agriculture, Penn State Extension, PA Farm Link, and NERCRD.
More information about the survey is available here. The survey can be completed using this
link: https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_agyxK32aFHuM78G.
Events
Event: Small Grain Field Day (SAVE THE DATE)
Date: May 27, 2025 | Tuesday
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown, MD.
More information and registration details will be released soon.
Event: Land & Wildlife Speaker Series
Location: online (via Zoom) | Time: 12:00 PM—1:00 PM
- May 21, 2025
Sustainable Forest Management for Wildlife
Chase Kolstrom, Forester, Southern Maryland Resource
Conservation & Development (RC&D) - June 18, 2025
All About Frogs - Learn who’s calling and how to get involved
Matt Neff, Curator of Estuarine Biology, Calvert Marine Museum - July 16, 2025
Beaver Ecology in a Settled Landscape: A Pragmatic Approach
Joshua Tabora, Furbearer Biologist, Maryland Wildlife &
Heritage Service
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