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 Today at the farm we had some IAA students come to learn and harvest some hops and peppers!

 Here at the AAUFRC we collect moths! The moth traps we had on site were collecting corn moths to give us data to share with farmers and to help us to know when to spray for each different type. The three types we were collecting were Corn Earworm, Fall Armyworm, and Western Bean Cutworm. The Fall Armyworm and Western Bean Cutworm traps did not collect very many moths and have been taken down due to their end of season. The Corn Earworm trap will remain up until the end of September when it's season is over. The Corn Earworm has been our biggest issue, but even so, due to this being our first year with our corn our numbers have been very low compared to other farmers in Maryland. 

 The AAUFRC corn is ready for harvest! We are growing 6 varieties of open pollenated corn: Wapsie Valley, Ohio Blue, Truckers Favorite, Lancaster Sure Crop, Hickory King White, and Floriani Red Flint. None of the varieties are sweet corn, all of them are milling and heirloom corn. A big thank you to Herb Reed for taking the lead on the corn project!

Pherm Brewery now has it's Spicy Urban Pharmer on tap! Made with  jalapeño and serrano peppers grown right here on our farm! The Wet Hopped Divided Sky, infused with fresh hops from our farm is on tap still as well!