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The rain everyone around us is getting over the past few weeks has really seemed to be missing Appling County with only a few places here and there receiving just a few tenths. We have a good chance for rain tomorrow and I pray we get it as it is much needed to finish out…
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2026 Southeast Georgia Pecan Field Day The Southeast Georgia Pecan Field Day is coming back to Appling County for 2026. The field day will be held at Wilbur Murray Farms located at 224 Wilbur Rd Odum, GA 31555 on August 26, 2025 starting at 8:30 am. The field day will kick off with fellowship and…
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We received some much needed rain in the county this past weekend. Although, I have heard of anywhere from just a quarter inch to up to 1.2″ of rain. This still does not meet the water requirements we need for our cotton and peanuts that are in peak water demand at this time of the…
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Will Brown’s tips for July Southeast Georgia Pecan Press – July 2026 Mid Season Pecan Update by Lenny Wells. Our pathologist, Dr. Clemen Oliveira has observed some cases of insensitivity development with Miravis Top and Miravis Prime in 2025 and 2026. It is not occurring everywhere, but it has been found in more than one…
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From flood to drought, no in between. It has been 3 weeks since our last adequate rainfall, but we have a good chance of rainfall for next week which will be a little late on timely but much needed. I have seen cotton and peanuts both starting to wilt in dryland fields. Also seen this…
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It has been a slow start to the hay season this year with the extreme drought we had to begin the year but now the pastures and hayfields are really loving the rain from this past weekend. I have had some calls in the past couple weeks with failed stand establishment of Tif 85, it…
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Fields are still a little wet after the big rain on June 19th that came across south Georgia. South of Baxley received anywhere from 5-10″ of rain and north of Baxley received anywhere between 3-5″ of rain. The sudden down pour has delayed herbicide applications as well as fungicide applications in peanuts. With the beneficial…
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Algal Stem Blotch, Flea Beetles, and Ridomil and Velum Algal Stem Blotch Reports of Algal Stem Blotch have been received in Appling County this week on southern highbush as well as on Brightwell. More information on this disease can be found in the links below. Flea Beetles I have received multiple questions about flea beetles…
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Planting has come to a wrap and cotton/peanut stands are looking really good overall. Post herbicide applications are going out over cotton and peanuts, and first trips of peanut fungicide applications will ramp up over the next couple of weeks, along with calcium applications. It is also not too long until it is time to…
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Pecans have set their nut crop for 2026. I have started to see some PNC damage in orchards. We have begun to receive some sporadic rainfall at the end of May, and as we know this increases our risk of scab. Hopefully by now you have had atleast 1 spray on low scab potential varities…
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