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The Field Day at the UGA Research Station in Midville will be August 12 at 9 a.m. The research station is located at 9638 Highway 56 South Midville, GA 30441-8887
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One of the worst things for pecan growers to see is green pecans on the ground dropping from the tree. After taking care of trees, spraying, fertilizing, watering and mowing orchards, for the past six months this year, it’s disappointing to see nut drop. There a few different things that cause this. Dr. Lenny Wells, UGA…
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Corn harvest has started across our area. A local Pioneer trial was harvested Wednesday August 5. This corn was planted April 1. Yields were pretty good around the 230 to 240 bushel range. Unfortunately, some of the corn grown in our area didn’t fully fill out and looks like the corn in the above picture. Most of this was…
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Leaf Hopper Burn Earlier in the season we started seeing a lot of hopper burn. Hopper burn will appear as yellowing of the tips of the leaves. This yellowing can be very dramatic when infestations are heavy. Keep in mind that the burn will not go away over night once the insects stop feeding. This means you…
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Cotton aphid numbers have been increasing over the last couple of weeks across the county and state. Some growers have already sprayed for aphids. Aphids generally build to moderate/ high numbers and eventually crash due to a naturally occurring fungus. This fungal epizootic typically occurs in our area in early/mid-July. Once the aphid fungus…
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Dr. Jared Whitaker, UGA Cotton/Soybean Specialist has conducted a number of plant growth regulator (PGR) trials in cotton in Georgia. Below is updated information from 2014 and an article written by Dr. Whitaker from early this year. PGR applications are often necessary in cotton to reduce vegetative growth and maintain a manageable crop in Georgia. However, making such…
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New pecan irrigation schedule from Dr. Lenny Wells: Intense heat has arrived in South Georgia this week with daily high temperatures in the upper 90’s . This occurs as nuts are sizing and the water demand for pecan trees begins to increase. Up to June pecan trees benefit from irrigation but only need a fraction…
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Chris Tyson, Tattnall County Extension Agent posted the below info on his blog: Southern Corn Rust Found in Georgia. Now What? Southern Rust of Corn was found in Southwest Georgia last week. I wanted to share some common questions I get about it from growers in Tattnall County. I asked Dr. Bob Kemerait,…
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Below are a few things that have been going on and research trials that I’ve been working on over the last few weeks. The GA/FL Tobacco Tour made a stop in Appling County to look at our variety trial and TSWV trial. Thanks to Reid, Jared and Danny Turner for hosting the tour. The below picture…
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The below info is provided by Dr. Scott Montford, Dr. Wesley Porter, Dr. Bob Kemerait, Dr. Glen Harris, Dr. Nathan Smith, and Dr. Scott Tubbs. Peanut Update (Scott Montfort) Based on the National Ag Statistics Service, we are roughly 90% planted. Scattered showers have help provide some much needed moisture in some areas with others…
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