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Shuck Decline! I have received multiple reports of shuck decline this harvest season. The dry weather is the main cause of this but we are mainly seeing this disorder in orchards that have a heavy crop load. Below is an section from the “Nutritional, Environmental and Cultural Disorders of Pecan” publication by Dr. Lenny Wells…
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Harvest season is in full swing and mother nature has finally decided to provide some rain. Although the timing is not perfect, you still have to be thankful for the rain because it is much needed. Even though we need the rain it is really throwing a wrench in harvest of cotton and peanuts. Over…
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Recap of 2026 Southeast Georgia Pecan Field Day The 2026 Southeast Georgia Pecan Field Day was a huge success. I would like to extend my appreciation to Andrew Sawyer for hosting the event this year in Appling County, and to Mr. Wilbur Murray and his family for allowing UGA Extension to hold the event on…
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Cotton: Starting to see many fields in the county that are ready to be defoliated, and now that the daily chances of rain we had at the beginning of the week have diminished we can act now and go knock some leaves off. Dr. Camp Hand provided agents with his first defoliation update for 2026…
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Topics in This Newsletter Appling County Young Farmer / UGA Extension Pre-Planting Meeting Appling County Young Farmers and Appling County Extension are hosting a Pre-Planting Meeting together on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at Turners Pond House. Dr. Wes Porter will be coming out and walking through setting up a planter hands-on with producers and dinner…
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Notice at the end of this newsletter, the 2025 Georgia Corn Short Course has been postponed. There was a good turnout at the 2025 Appling County Peanut Production Meeting. See the attached PDFs below for handouts given at the meeting if you were not able to attend. I would like to thank our speakers Dr.…
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Cotton Defoliation Update and Management Considerations Following Hurricane Helene (Camp Hand) As we are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, we have begun getting questions on how to deal with certain situations in our cotton crop. Please read the following document below for thoughts from myself and Wade Parker on moving forward with the…
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Fall armyworms has been the talk the past week in south Georgia. See the chart below for insecticide options for fall armyworms in pastures (Harvest Interval differs by crop). Below the chart is an article from UGA Specialists, Dr. Will Hudson and Dr. Lisa Baxter, regarding the recent outbreak of fall armyworms across Georgia. I…
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Last month, The Biden Administration announced new actions aimed at protecting workers and communities from extreme heat. Georgia farmers are no strangers to working in hot conditions and taking steps to limit heat exposure for workers. Since 2021, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has conducted over 2,800 heat focused inspections, and we know visits in Georgia have already begun. …
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GEORGIA COTTON COMMISSION’S 2023 MID-YEAR MEETING & UGA COTTON PRE-HARVEST WORKSHOPJuly 26, 2023 Nessmith-Lane Conference CenterStatesboro, GeorgiaPre-register FREE https://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ce/conferences/georgia-cotton-commissions-mid-year-meeting/
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