Blueberry
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This is very important information for our blueberry growers that want to spray every other row with an airblast sprayer. Based on the results of this research trial spraying every other row or middle cannot be recommended. From Dr. Phil Brannen: Last year, I visited a blueberry site with significant mummy berry pressure in one of our south Georgia counties. …
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Does healthcare reform apply to farm labor “guest workers”? By Sheldon J. Blumling, courtesy Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association | Southeast Farm Press H-2A guest workers have become an integral part of many agricultural operations. As growers prepare for complying with the healthcare reform employer “play or pay” mandate in 2015, there appears to be…
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Many producers have heard about using lime sulfur for exobasidim. Some questions have been asked about using it early. According to Dr. Phil Brannen, we can’t say for sure that lime sulfur would not have activity against Exobasidium during this timeframe, but we do not have research data to support that an early-dormant application will…
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