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We are quickly approaching the end of this years row crop season. So, most of this email is about finalizing managing this crop. It will soon be time to start blasting pods for maturity checks so give me a call and we will plan out some times to get those done together. Spider mites have…
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Below is an update from Dr. Lisa Baxter, UGA Forage Specialist The pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summervillei; PMB) has been officially reported in Decatur County in SW Georgia. The official press release from the Georgia Department of Agriculture can be found here: https://www.agr.georgia.gov/pr/georgia-agriculture-commissioner-tyler-j-harper-announces-first-confirmed-detection-pasture We know very little about the PMB at this time. We have created a PMB hub for the best available…
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We have started to receive a few pop up showers across the county but are still very much behind on our water needs throughout the county. Insect pressure is relatively low but has picked up across cotton and peanuts, I have heard reports that stinkbug pressure has picked up this week. Jassids detected in fields…
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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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