Peanuts
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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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Soil temps around the state are in the high 60’s to high 70’s. In our area they are still in the 70’s. The soil should be buffered from a few hours of cold temperatures during the night time as long as we are warming back in the high 70 to mid-80s during the day. The…
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“Potential Seed Quality issues in 2020 – What can I do to reduce the risk of having stand issues?” Seed Treatment -Our recommendations for aspergillus flavus and niger seedling disease: on good germ seed (85%), seed treatment probably doesn’t matter too much. On questionable seed, Rancona is better. Where Dynasty PD seed treatment is used,…
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The below publication link contains the following helpful information: -Details of the county based payment rate and potential maximum payments by county for non-specialty crops. Most notably for Georgia this includes producers of cotton, peanuts, corn, soybeans, and wheat. -Payment rates for specialty crop products (pecans), dairy, and hogs, including potential payments for each of…
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Row Crop Disease Update Corn: Southern corn rust has been confirmed in Coffee County. The extended period of wet weather we had a week ago helped to bring on rust. Even though there is currently not a lot of rust to be found, this could change quickly with our recent passing storms and high humidity.…
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Dusting in cotton is never a great option. Our highest yields in cotton have always been with cotton planted by May 31. One way to get the crop in during dry conditions is to dust in cotton really shallow (1/2 inch or less). The idea is to just cover seed with soil with the hope…
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To see the whole guide click “read more”. Then click: Click here UGA Peanut 2019 eguide
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DISEASES of PEANUT: White mold and leaf spot aren’t breaking lose in every peanut field in Georgia, but we are having near-perfect conditions for the development, spread, and sometimes explosion of these diseases. Stay on a good fungicide program, tightening spray intervals where disease is becoming problematic and/or where there is concern if the crops…
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In the movie Forrest Gump, there’s a famous line that describes our past few weeks: “We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin’ rain, and big ol’ fat rain, rain that flew in sideways, and sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath. Shoot, it even rained at night.”…
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Below is a link to the 2018 Peanut Rx. It allows growers to assess their risk to tomato spotted wilt, leaf spot diseases and white mold. It also notes which varieties have some resistance (or increased susceptibility) to the peanut rootknot nematode (Meloidogyne arenaria), Cylindrocladium black rot (CBR) and Rhizoctonia limb rot. https://www.caes.uga.edu/content/dam/caes-website/extension-outreach/commodities/peanut-team/docs/2018/2018-Peanut-Rx-Disease-Risk-Index.pdf In 2018,…
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