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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From flood to drought, no in between. It has been 3 weeks since our last adequate rainfall, but we have a good chance of rainfall for next week which will be a little late on timely but much needed. I have seen cotton and peanuts both starting to wilt in dryland fields. Also seen this…
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Fields are still a little wet after the big rain on June 19th that came across south Georgia. South of Baxley received anywhere from 5-10″ of rain and north of Baxley received anywhere between 3-5″ of rain. The sudden down pour has delayed herbicide applications as well as fungicide applications in peanuts. With the beneficial…
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Planting has come to a wrap and cotton/peanut stands are looking really good overall. Post herbicide applications are going out over cotton and peanuts, and first trips of peanut fungicide applications will ramp up over the next couple of weeks, along with calcium applications. It is also not too long until it is time to…
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We have planted over half of our peanut and cotton acres in the past 2 weeks, and I would estimate that a little over half of peanut and cotton acres that will be planted this year are emerged. With the recent heavy rainfalls, I have seen some warrant damage to cotton and valor damage to…
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2026 East Georgia Pecan Field Day Please see the attached flyer about the East Georgia Pecan Field Day. Contact Pam Sapp at the Jefferson County Extension office to register for the field day. UGA Row Crop Insect Scout School Cotton, Peanut, and Soybean Insect Scout Schools (Phillip Roberts): Insect scouting schools will be conducted on…
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It has become so dry that we are beyond the point of being worried about just being able to put seed in the ground or not. Our are area is in a dire need of rainfall, please continue to pray for rain, and those in Clinch, Echols, and Brantley counties that are being severely impacted…
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We are to dry to do much of anything and there is still no good chance of rain in the 10 day forecast. Pam Knox, UGA Climatologist, posted a blog earlier this week suggesting it is likely for us to not get a rain until the last par of April. Dryland corn is taking a…
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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…