Managing Leafy Green Challenges: Nitrogen and Insect Pressure in Focus

We’re talking leafy vegetables in your ag news today. When we spoke earlier this week, Dave Cheetham of Helena Agri-Enterprises explains that fertility is top of mind especially with the second crop going in and with nitrogen regulation in mind…

“One of the tactics that we’ve been deploying, especially with all the mitigation around nitrogen management, is using foliar application of nitrogen products like Coron and other stimulants like Orbix to get the crop up through the season.”

He also says that insect pressure, especially with this second crop in the coastal region, is going to get pretty high…

“Some of the target threats that we’re working on are diamondback moths and western flower thrips. We’re seeing variable results with control options for diamondback moths. And I think that growers can expect that it’s going to be a hard-to-control year with the cool, variable weather that we’ve had and limited options for control. You’ve got to pay attention to rotation and make sure you don’t get stuck on diamide chemistry.”

To best line up a chemistry to your crop, find a rep near you at HelenaAgri.com.