November 2014
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Please make plans to attend one of these meetings.
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This post is a little late, but we had another great Southeast Georgia Pecan Field Day this year with over 200 people attending. The field day was held at the Parker Brothers orchard in Baxley, GA. Below is the agenda from the field day and pictures: Welcome and intro………………………Shane Curry, Appling County Extension Ag Agent Pecan…
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Georgia National Fair Anna Kate Folsom, Jr Breeding Gilt Show Commercial Gilts, 1st place Macy Hataway, Jr Breeding Gilt Show, Commercial Gilts, 2nd place Michael White, Jr Market Swine Show Jr Swine Show – Gilt Div VIII Class 22, 7th place Lilly Altman, Jr Market Swine Show Jr Swine Show – Gilt Div VIII Class…
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Pecan harvest is in full swing across Appling County and Georgia. I stopped by one of our local shellers the other day to see how the season was going. I was happy to find out they’re now making pecan brittle. It’s delicious if you’re wondering! They also have a full line of other pecan candy and…
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Sclerotium rolfsii (White mold) and Rhizoctonia solani are soilborne pathogens that cause white mold and limb rot, major diseases in peanut production. The most effective control of these diseases has been with good crop rotation and fungicides. Fungicides cost Georgia’s peanut farmers an estimated $80 to $100 per acre each year. Release of new varieties…
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The below information is from Dr. Phil Brannen: “I had a question concerning whether fungicide application(s) would be warranted ahead of or following potential cold damage over the next few days, especially cold damage to southern highbush. While cold damage can increase both Botrytis and Botryosphaeria infection and subsequent disease issues, it is hard to…
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The last frost we had burned most of the leaves on the cotton still left in fields and more cold weather is on the way. The damage was much worse for the later planted cotton that had quite a few bolls left to open. If you cut these bolls open and they’re brown, the boll was damaged by the frost and won’t open.…
Posted in: Cotton