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  • These above 50°F weather makes for a lovely day, but the scale insects enjoy it too, becoming developmentally active above 51°F. That means it is a good time to nip these guys in the bud. For delayed dormant timing, apply dormant horticultural oil at a rate of 1.5% oil to water. It is recommended to apply…

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  • Flint Energies is inviting its agricultural members to its first-ever Agicultural Forum and Breakfast on March 13th, 2024 in Reynolds at the Co-op’s Headquarters. Doors open at 7:30 am for networking, with breakfast beginning at 8 am. Flint employees will cover the Co-op’s Load Management Program as well as Solar and Grant Opportunities. This opportunity…

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  • Hello everyone! We have a little more clarity on the chlorpyrifos issue. The EPA released an update on their position on chlorpyrifos on Friday, February 2, 2024, stating, “the Eighth Circuit’s mandate issued on December 28, 2023, finalized the court’s judgment and vacated the Agency’s 2021 rule revoking chlorpyrifos tolerances.” Further, they added, “since the tolerances…

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  • Good evening everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know that the 2024 peach guides have been updated and are now available online:  https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1171&title=southeastern-peach-nectarine-and-plum-pest-management-and-culture-guide The physical copies have also been printed, so look for those at your local meetings. In the mean time if you have any questions before then, please let me know. I’m…

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  • My last post had information about the upcoming peach update. We also have a listing of other production meetings in middle Georgia at Three Rivers Ag News. This is not unique to middle Georgia. All over the state County Agents have production meetings planned for their growers. The main benefit is for growers to get…

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  • The date is set for February 13th at Hebron Church for our annual Peach Production Update. The meeting will begin at 10 AM and go until the last person finishes presenting. Members of the UGA Peach Team, and USDA-ARS will be available to help peach producers . Hebron Church is located North of Fort Valley…

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  • (Please pardon my previous post with the broken survey link. It has now been fixed. See below) Greetings everyone, I hope this post finds everyone well. I am part of a new multi-state research proposal to continue to improve management of key insect pests of peaches and apple. However, since there are many pests that…

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