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Hunt Sanders With the rapid approach of October, we are truly in the “short rows” of the 2026 field season. Here are four steps I encourage for your growers between now and the end of the season; certainly before first frost. 1. With harvest, make an assessment of how well (or poorly) your disease and…
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Temps are going down, meaning we may have to switch some things up this week. For the most part, temps go from low 90s to high 80s through Wednesday to the high 70s, with even some reported lows in the 50s by Friday. Don’t let it fool you – looks like it will pick back…
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Hunt Sanders Peanut inversion has begun. Seems like most of these varieties are right on time (140-145 DAP) depending on the field. Leaf Spot Has Exploded — But Why? Leaf spot has been a hot topic lately, and over the last week, it has EXPLODED in some fields. Defoliation is becoming rampant. The question I…
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Hunt Sanders Thank you to everyone who came out to the peanut meeting this morning. We had a great turnout. In this week’s Update: Peanut Maturity Update: Suggestions before digging: Dr. Monfort Peanut Inverter Check List: Benghal Dayflower Control (Prostko): Preparing for Cover Crop (Dr. Taylor Singleton) Cotton Team Newsletter: Irrigated — Most irrigated peanuts…
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Hunt Sanders The end of this year’s row crop season is coming to an end very quickly. Before we know it, we will be harvesting cotton and getting peanuts on the ground. Though we are nearing the finish line, there is still plenty of time for problems to develop. Now is NOT the time to…
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Hunt Sanders The news from this week. Leaf spot and white mold is ramping up in peanuts. Cotton jassids, white flies, and spider mites in cotton. Target Spot and Areolate Mildew in cotton. Pasture mealy bug in Decatur county. Peanut Maturity Checks Corn is at $5.30 and cotton is at $0.93. Finish Strong: Managing Peanut…
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UGA Weed Science Blog – Field Crops and Vegetables: Soybean Harvest Aids, Classic/Florida Beggarweed/Peanuts (Prostko) UGA Weed Science Blog – Field Crops and Vegetables: Palmer Amaranth, Drones, Drift, and Wild Poinsettia – Prostko End of Season – Cotton Irrigation Management | Extension Precision Ag and Irrigation Mid-August Peanut Insect Update | UGA Peanut Entomology Disease…
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Hunt Sanders It seems that many of our insect and fungal pests have woken up over the past week. Several fields are being treated for spider mites and whiteflies, while areolate mildew is beginning to show up in cotton. We are also starting to see some corn ear rots developing. We still have a long…
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Hunt Sanders How Long Until Corn Harvest? Corn dry down depends on Growing Degree Units (GDUs) and weather: 30%->25%: ~30 GDUs per 1% decrease in moisture 25% -> 22%: ~ 45 GBUs per 1% decrease in moisture Calculating GDUs in corn (Daily Max Temp + Daily Min Temp / 2) – Base Temp The base…
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Hunt Sanders Greater than 60% chances of rain for the Fitzgerald area this weekend and Monday. Rain chances back off to under 40% after Tuesday. Insect Update I have started to see increased insect activity across our row crop fields. Spider mites in cotton are beginning to show up. The photo shows adults, nymphs, and…
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