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• UPW Online Training

  April 16, 2020

  UPW online Training announcement 4-15-20    Using Pesticides Wisely Training moved to online delivery April 21-23, 2020Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) 2020: The University of Georgia (UGA) and Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) dicamba training program will complete the 2020 sessions using online webinar delivery of materials. The decision of the U.S. EPA requires only applicators…

  Posted in: Weed control

• Update on Peanut Seed Quality

  March 19, 2020

  “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,…

  Posted in: Peanuts

• Jason Brock: Pecan Disease Slides from county production meeting.

  February 25, 2020

  Posted in: Pecans

• 2020 Pecan meeting slides – Lenny Wells

  February 23, 2020

   

  Posted in: Pecans

• Farm Bill Workshop Feb. 25, 2020

  February 23, 2020

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• Herbicide options for established pecan orchards.

  February 23, 2020

    

  Posted in: Pecans, Weed control

• Scouting and treating whiteflies in cotton

  August 19, 2019

  

   

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• Southeast Georgia Pecan Field Day Wed. Aug. 28, 2019 8am

  August 14, 2019

  

  Call 912-367-8130 to register

  Posted in: Pecans

• PROTECTING STORED CORN

  August 5, 2019

  PROTECTING STORED CORN Dr. Michael Toews The key to storing grains and other commodities on the farm is to make storage conditions unfavorable for the survival of stored grain insects and molds. The following steps are designed to reduce the initial number of insects in the bin, slow the development of any remaining insects, and…

  Posted in: Field Corn, Wheat

• The 2019 Trade Assistance Payment Rates for the Market Facilitation Program

  August 1, 2019

  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…

  Posted in: Blueberry, Cotton, Field Corn, Peanuts, Pecans, Soybeans