Plant Agriculture

Coastal cropland across Delmarva are facing a growing challenge — saltwater intrusion and inundation (SWI). Tidal flooding and storm surges are pushing salty water onto field edges (inundation), while rising groundwater brings salt up from below (intrusion). Together, these processes increase soil salinity and reduce crop establishment and yield potential.

Close Encounters with Agriculture is a free, award-winning program offered each year to Montgomery County fourth-grade students from the public and private sectors. Since 1993, over 110,000 students have participated in this hands-on educational program designed to teach students about modern agriculture, maintaining a robust environment, and making healthy nutritional choices.

2- Poplar Hill and Salisbury Weather Station 3- Lower Shore Twilight Tour 4- Findings from 2024 at UMD-LESREC 5- Update from IR-4 Field Research Center (LESREC) 7- Organic Pest Control on Summer Squash 8- Alternative Crops & Renewable Energy (ACRE) at Poplar Hill

Vegetable and Fruit News-2024 (Volume 15, Issue 6) Topics include Sulfur deficiency in corn and watermelon, Trying to beat the heat in our vegetable production systems, and much more.