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The 64-cent area (Dec16 futures prices) seems to be the limit that this market is willing to go at this point. Additional positive market factors could take us to 66 cents—but 64 cents has been tested twice over the past month or so and the market shows no ability or reason quite yet to push…
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WASHINGTON, June 6, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide an estimated $300 million in cost-share assistance payments to cotton producers through the new Cotton Ginning Cost-Share program, in order to expand and maintain the domestic marketing of cotton. “Today’s announcement…
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Southern Corn Rust Was Found In Georgia 5 points to consider From Dr. Kemerait: 1. Southern corn rust is the most important disease affecting corn in Georgia. 2. Southern corn rust was found today in a very small amount in Seminole County on corn at the R2/blister stage (older than most corn in the state). 3.…
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Pecan sprays in our area have already began in some orchards and will soon be starting in most others. The optimum temperature range for scab infection is 59-77 degrees F and a leaf wetness of about 12 hours. Our temperatures are right and rain is in the forecast which means the weather is almost perfect for…
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We’ve been testing a new system developed by Natalia Peres, a UF/IFAS associate professor of plant pathology, to forecast when fungicides need to be applied. Currently, in Georgia we are experimenting with this in strawberries, but I hope this system or one similar can be used in many other crops in our area in the future. The system is called…
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There’s been plenty of blueberry rust in 2016, likely as a result of a milder than average winter and the heavy rainfall observed in many blueberry production areas. In some fields we’ve observed active sporulation of rust on old leaves from 2015 that have not abscised. The blueberry IPM guide at www.smallfruits.org provides information on specific…
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Update on Peanut Disease 2016 Though still approximately 6 weeks away from the general start of the planting season, there are issues regarding management of peanut diseases and nematodes affecting peanut that deserve attention now. Choosing the right variety. Most of our acreage will be planted in ‘Georgia-06G’ and this continues to be an excellent…
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2nd Annual Farmers Unite in Prayer March 12, 2016 Appling County Elementary School 6pm Speakers: Bro. Earl Wiggins, Bro. Billy Bratton, Bro. David Barber, Bro. Brian Brazzell, and Bro. Rick Brown Singers: Glenn and Sherry Beach And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree…
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Below are pictures from the 2016 Georgia Junior Livestock Show in Perry, GA. Our Appling County youth did very well and I could not be more proud of all their hard work. Over 1,000 youth were in Perry this year just showing hogs! That number doesn’t include the youth that were showing beef cows, dairy…
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I’ve looked at some oats in our area and received calls about fields turning a red to purple color. Reddening in oats can be the result of several unrelated actions. In most cases, the color expression is due to a group of sugar free pigments called anthocyanidins. According to Dr. Dewey Lee, when there is an increase in free sugars in…
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