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Southern Corn Rust has been found in SW Georiga, as of June 9, 2025, in Seminole and Tift Counties. Dr. Kemerait estimates that the rust in Tifton has been there for about 10 days. Be on the lookout for Rust here in Southeast Georgia. If found, Which fungicide do I use? Single-mode-of-action products will give…
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Rain, Rain, and more Rain in the 10 day forecast. The recent weather conditions and the projected forecasts are highly favorable for disease development in Pecan. With the weather conditions we are having I wanted to provide pecan producers with a few notes to assist them in their current pecan management decisions in regards to…
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The 2025 Appling County Farm Tour was a success! We had a very good turnout last Friday and hope all of the participants enjoyed the stops and demonstrations from our speakers. I would like to thank all of our speakers for their time and commitment to this event, we could not have done it without…
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Looking like a lot of rain in the 10 day forecast for Baxley, GA. After the end of this week I believe we will be nearly wrapped up on planting in Appling County. As we finish planting we need to get out and have a look at those fields. In this newsletter I have attached…
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2025 Cotton, Peanut, and Soybean Insect Scout Schools Insect scouting schools will be conducted on June 2, 2025 in Tifton and June 10, 2025 in Midville. Crops to be covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean. These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage, natural enemies, and scouting procedures. The training will serve…
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We are in peak planting season in Appling County. I have had several calls on preemergence herbicide options in cotton and peanuts the past week or so, see further in this email recommendations from UGA Weed Specialists in Cotton and Peanuts. We have also ran into some replant situations in peanuts due to the heavy…
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Blessings of the Crops Appling County Farm Tour Registration link: https://linktr.ee/greentree25
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Looks like rain this weekend. There has been a decent amount of planting going on earlier this week, although with the expected rains this weekend the past day or so has really slowed down. Appling County row crop farmers are hoping to get a decent rain shower this weekend to provide some soil moisture to…
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At the beginning of the year it was believed that Hurricane Helene would put our pecan trees in alternate bearing. Although, from visiting orchards in the county the past week it has been noticed that some orchards have a decent amount of flower set and catkin. With this observation, be encouraged to check your orchards…
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Topics included in This Newlsetter Appling county corn planting has come to an end, peanut seed is going in the ground and cotton will not be far behind. If you are planting peanuts this early, consult peanut Rx to be sure you are doing as much as you can to tackle TSWV and especially consider…