Field Report for August 5, 2026

I will be including brief field reports in the feed through the growing season, featuring real-time reports from extension specialists in New England, New York, and the mid-Atlantic states. Pay close attention to where some of these reports are coming from because we’ll be covering a wide region and please reach out if you need help connecting with your local extension specialist wherever you are. We’ll get you hooked up with the right expert in your area!   The 2026 Cornell IPM Organic Production and IPM Guide for Vegetables is out and available online now!   More information about southern blight in tomatoes https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/southern-blight-of-vegetable-crops   More information about managing leek moth in storage onions https://www.uvm.edu/d10-files/documents/2025-02/2020-Leek-Moth-Research-Brief-FINAL.pdf  https://youtu.be/OVaMkw6UmIU?si=qQ4_PL2NXJ4iD1DQ   More information about deploying biofumigation using mustard cover crops Biofumigation https://projects.sare.org/project-reports/fne15-817/ https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/f82d6e90-0e81-4652-9dfc-f7a16cb624b5/content