Did you know Extension has a group of volunteers that work across the state to support health and wellness? We do! They are called Master Wellness Volunteers, and they are champions in the community for health! Each volunteer has received training and is equipped with knowledge about health equity, youth and adult partnerships, and social determinants of health. Master Wellness Volunteers serve as Walk Club Leaders, Community and School Garden Coordinators, Mindfulness and Well-being Educators and Food Educators - serving the community in a variety of ways. Leaders of walk clubs are there to support individuals looking to improve their wellness through walking while connecting with others.

After ten years the drone market has become fairly reliable, but it may still be confusing when deciding what kind of drone you may want. There are several types of drones available, with the most common being a quadcopter, which could be considered a micro-helicopter with four propellers (Figure 1a). Other options include a fixed-wing (airplane, Figure 1b), hybrid, or coaxial. A hybrid will take off like a quadcopter by flying like an airplane, helping land in tight spaces but using less battery during flight. Both fixed-wing and hybrids are better for field mapping useful in reconstructing whole fields for precision agriculture applications. For field scouting, the best option is the standard quadcopter, particularly as it can hover overtop of the field, stop at the edges, and land on the back of a truck.

There are many myths and “wives tales” that are prevalent in the turfgrass industry, and I would like to take this opportunity to debunk a couple of them so that turfgrass managers can avoid wasted efforts and focus on more critical management issues. I am not exactly sure how these myths became ingrained in the industry, but nevertheless, they are present. Honestly, it is irrelevant as to why they are present, but what is important is the question, “How do we get rid of them?”. The answer is simple. The truth! The following list is by no means exhaustive, but hopefully, this piece will clear up some of the most common myths.

Delaware has a dense network of weather stations that is maintained by Delaware Environmental Observing System (DEOS). The weather data from DEOS stations is publicly available through the DEOS website (deos.udel.edu). The DEOS home page is a great resource for quickly checking temperature, wind speed, rainfall totals, and radar and satellite loops for Delaware (Figure 1.). I personally use the DEOS home page almost every day during the growing season to check rainfall totals and temperatures and to dodge thunderstorms as I plan (and replan) the day’s fieldwork.