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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…
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Corn planting is coming to the short rows and it will soon be time to put cotton and peanut seed in the ground. If you have not yet started planting and are unsure if your insecticide hoppers are calibrated give your ANR extension agent or office a call to schedule a time to have yours…
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Topics in this Newsletter Peanut Rx and Sentinel Plot Maps – Dr. Kemerait, Plant Pathologist Peanut Rx is a disease management tool that allows growers to assess their risk to tomato spotted wilt, leaf spot, and white mold before the season starts and then to make adjustments to reduce the risk. Attached is the 2025…
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Riding around the county I am beginning to see some trees breaking out buds. As we are getting on into spring here are a few things to be considering when thinking about managing your pecan crop this April. Also, see further in this email a newsletter from the UGA Pecan Team. Fertilization: Begin Nitrogen applications.…
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Topics in This Newsletter Appling County Young Farmer / UGA Extension Pre-Planting Meeting Appling County Young Farmers and Appling County Extension are hosting a Pre-Planting Meeting together on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at Turners Pond House. Dr. Wes Porter will be coming out and walking through setting up a planter hands-on with producers and dinner…
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Topics Mentioned in This Post ——————————————————————————– Reminder on Upcoming Meetings and Events ————————————————————— Weed Control in Conventional Corn (Prostko) Dekalb: DKC59-80, DKC111-30, DKC63-58, DKC66-02, DKC68-37 https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/seed-catalog Dyna-Gro: D57CC51 https://dynagroseed.com/seed-finder/corn?cropsId=dynagroseed:crops/corn Pioneer: P1197, P1870, P1608, P17677 all have conventional versions but supply might be limited https://www.pioneer.com/us/product-catalog/crop-corn.html 2. Here is a slide from my 2025 county presentation about…
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Reminders on Recently Announced Upcoming Meetings —————————————————————– This Thursdays AC Row Crop Weed Meeting marks the end of the Appling County winter production meetings. We are very thankful for everyone that attended the meetings this season, as well as our sponsors for their donations to our programs and projects for 2025, and also to all…
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Colder Temperatures This Week – Pam Knox The recent warm weather has caused sap to start rising in grapevines in northern GA and early blooming of some plants (perhaps including blueberries) in southern Georgia. However, that warm weather is going away and we will go through another period of normal to below-normal temperature for the…
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Reminders on Recently Announced Upcoming Meetings Regional Irrigation Workshop at GGIC in Metter February 25, 2025 The Candler and Evans County Extension offices and the Georgia Grown Innovation Center are excited to invite you to a Regional Irrigation Workshop hosted at the Georgia Grown Innovation Center in Metter, GA. The event will take place on February…