Cotton
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Cotton newsletter June 2023
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Peanut rust (Puccinia arachidis) is being found in fields across our state and area. This is different from early or late leafspot. Dr. Culbreath, UGA Plant Pathologist says, “Chlorothalonil is active against rust, but is purely a protectant. Control of rust with chlorothalonil may require a shorter application window. Growers who like to end up their…
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Soybean rust was found on kudzu in Jefferson County yesterday for the first time. Soybean rust has been found in kudzu now across the Coastal Plain. Because of this, I advise all soybean producers in the southern half of the state to make a fungicide application at R3 early pod set growth stage. Cotton leaf…
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Just a few moments ago, the U.S. EPA released critical information on Engenia, Fexapan, and XtendiMax. The entire release can be found at https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-offers-clarity-farmers-light-recent-court-vacatur-dicamba-registrations Please visit the website for details; however, below are the details of the EPA’s order addressing sale, distribution, and use of existing stocks of the three affected dicamba products – XtendiMax…
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Corn planting is still going on around the county, as we continue to be very dry, see Dr. Kemeraits comments on how these dry conditions can affect things in his wheelhouse of plant pathology. Cotton and Peanut planting is right around the corner, with that being said go ahead and give me a call if…
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It is still extremely dry with no rainy days in the forecast. A good amount of corn has been planted in the county as of this week but we are still only about a third of the way through with planting as we are waiting for moisture. Dryland corn stands will suffer due to the…
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Corn planting has begun in Appling County and I suspect it will be in full swing this week as their are nothing but warm days in the 10 day forecast, sure could use a rain in the forecast though. As for any early planted corn that was nipped by the frost last week ,in this…
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2026 UPW Training Locations Appling County Young Farmer/UGA Extension Pre-Planting Meeting Appling/Bacon Blueberry Sprayer Field Day Midville Cover Crop Field Day Appling County Pecan Production Meeting Alapaha Blueberry Field Day
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Thank you to everyone who came out last week to the 2026 Appling/Wayne Cotton Production Meeting. We are very grateful of our 2026 ANR program sponsors in Appling county. We would also like to recognize our appreciation of our speakers Dr. Camp Hand, Dr. Phillip Roberts, and Audrey Young. Check the blog page for recaps…
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Topics in this Newsletter: 2026 Appling County Winter Production Meeting Schedule There are still a few meetings left on this years winter production meeting schedule for Appling County. REMINDER! The Row Crop Weed Meeting and the Cotton Production Meeting will be held at Turners Pondhouse (302 Dixon Rd Surrency, GA 31563), each of theese meetings…
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Peanut grades have gone up some in the last week for our area, but not for the state. Cotton picking is slow to start but some bales have been harvested. Forecasts are still showing little to no rain over the next 10 days and temps are starting to drop off some now. Topics In this…
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Overcast conditions with rainfall, not enough to amount to much, are slowing down our peanut harvesting to begin this week. There are some days in the 10 Day forecast with decent chances of rain, I hope we get those rains and can utilize the soil moisture to dig some mature dryland peanuts. I am still…
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We had a good turnout last week at the Southeastern Gin Harvest Meeting. Thank you, Southeastern Gin and Peanut, for hosting UGA Extension at your facility and for the meal that was served. Several UGA Specialists were in attendance and gave very timely information to the producers that were present. A couple of cotton fields…
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There will be a handful of meetings this month in Appling County, see the list below for meeting information. I blasted my first peanut pod sample for 2025 last Friday, they were 120 days old DG 913 peanuts and looked to be about 17-21 days out from digging, this could be longer due to the…