Field Corn
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Southern corn rust confirmed in Appling county. It wasn’t spread wide across the field, and so little was on the leaf that I nearly missed it (not like the picture below). Nonetheless, it is here. If corn is between VT stage and R6 stage with good yield potential, consider applying a fungicide. Corn sprayed within…
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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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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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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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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…
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We are halfway through August and it wont be long until we are turning some peanuts over and then defoliating some cotton. With that being said, our annual Southeastern Gin Harvest Meeting has been set. See the flyer below for details on that. Disease pressure has start to ramp up a bit in some peanut…
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We were dry and now it has turned off wet again with several rainy days in the forecast. I still have not been able to find a population of foliage feeders in a peanut field in the county… fingers crossed, see Dr. Abneys update on insects in peanut further in this newsletter. I was starting…
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It is going to be hot, hot, hot this weekend. Forecasts are showing triple digits for Saturday-Monday, with a high of 104 for Monday. Be careful in this heat and stay hydrated. Crops in the county are looking really good after some needed showers this week, and looking at the forecast they are calling for…
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I was out of the county last week at 4H camp, so this update is for this week and last week which makes it a bit long. There is a lot of good information in here from specialists, as well as some meeting reminders at the end. I highly encourage cotton producers to attend the…
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We have had a wet June to say the least, just as the NOAA outlook predicted we would have. Pam Knox has shared with us the outlooks for July through September and it is looking bout how June was for us, see her update on that below. We have some very late planted fields in…