February 2017
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A Pecan Tree Insurance Program has been officially approved and implemented by the USDA Risk Management Agency and will be available to growers starting with the 2018 crop year, which begins on July 1, 2017. Growers have been able to insure their pecan crop for several years and now they can also insure their trees…
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The Pecan Beginners Course will be held at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton. GA on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. There is a registration fee of $10 . Registration at the door will be $15 until we reach capacity of 300 people. Please pre-register so that we will have a head count for the meal.…
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Prior to making applications of dicamba to dicamba-tolerant crops or 2,4-D to 2,4-D-tolerant crops in Georgia, growers must attend “Using Pesticides Wisely.” You can double check to see if you are certified by going to the link below and searching for your name. If you are listed as having attended the training then under your…
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2017 UGA Recommended Soybean Varieties (Freeman and Prostko) The following is the current list of UGA recommended soybean varieties for 2017. To make it on this list, a soybean variety must 1) perform, at least, at or above the 2-year average in yield across 6 Georgia locations (12-test average); 2) must not be susceptible to stem…
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2017 UGA Budgets CLICK HERE At the above link you will find working budgets that you can enter your farm information and numbers into and get a more accurate number. These are only averages. You may have to save the file to your computer to be able to use the excel spreadsheet. Crop Comparison Tools…
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2017-Pecan-Spray-Guide Click here The optimum temperature range for scab infection is 59-77 degrees F and a leaf wetness of about 12 hours. Pecan spray suggestion guide from 2016: 1. Absolute 2. Tebuconazole+Topsin M+Phosphite 3. Absolute+Phosphite 4. Elast/Tin 5. Absolute 6. Elast/Tin 7. Elast/Tin 8. Elast/Tin If rainfall during the growing season is excessive,…
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Appling County Cotton Production Meeting January 19, 2017 at 12 Lunch Tuner Pond House Appling County Pecan Meeting February 8, 2017 at 12 Lunch Location: Sarah’s Restaurant in Baxley Appling County Peanut Meeting March 2, 2017 at 12 Lunch Location: Turners Pond House Worker Protection Standard Training March 7, 2017 at 12 Lunch Location: Sarah’s…
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February 17, 2017 MEMO TO: Pesticide Handlers FROM: D. Shane Curry, Appling County CEA RE: Worker Protection Standard (WPS) We will be having a Worker Protection Standard training Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 12:00 noon at Sarah’s Restaurant. All hired help who must work in a field “where a pesticide has been used or…
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