April 2021
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The Big Rain and Herbicides (Prostko) Most of Georgia received a significant rainfall event on April 24, 2021 (Figure 1). Some areas received more than than 6″. Consequently, my phone has been ringing off the hook about the potential effects of this precipitation event on herbicides. Here are a few thoughts: 1) The two biggest…
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Greetings! Get any rain? Growers this morning are probably more concerned with putting their fields back together than with disease, wondering if they need to put out more fertilizer. But diseases and nematodes are certainly an issue NOW. Examples: conditions are PERFECT with wet soils for seed rots and seedling diseases. Also, what about Telone…
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Glen Harris here with some requested comments on how getting a “pile” of rain (I have another word for it) can affect fertilizer plans for 2021 Georgia cotton… The good news… I don’t think there is reason to panic…for a number of reasons: Even if you already put out your preplant N-P-K (which is probably…
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CORN- attached picture is sent to me from by our buddy and former agent Eddie Beasley. Eddie tells me that stunting in this picture is associated with soil counts of both root-knot and stubby-root nematodes in areas of poor growth and vigor. This image is nearly identical to images sent to me by Rome and…
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Planting of cotton and peanuts will begin to ramp-up in the coming weeks. Important that growers pay careful attention to soil conditions, especially soil temps. Soil moisture is very important, especially for non-irrigated fields, but so is soil temperatures. At least that’s what our Corn, Cotton, and Peanut team leaders told me. Remember this well,…
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Just a few notes this morning: Rain expected today and Saturday across much of southern Georgia will bring cool, wet soils that are perfect for seedling diseases in cotton and peanut. So, in my opinion, best to wait. I think Dr. Monfort and Dr. Hand would agree that planting either peanut or cotton under such…
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Below is a direct link to the PDF document file:///C:/Users/handerson/Documents/Holly%20AG/PDFS/prostko-2021-control-peanut-corn-soy.pdf file:///C:/Users/handerson/Documents/Holly%20AG/PDFS/prostko-2021-control-peanut-corn-soy.pdf
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Thrips Management (Phillip Roberts): Thrips are consistent pests of cotton, infesting nearly all cottonacres planted in Georgia each year. Thrips are the only insect pest of cotton that a preventive insecticide isrecommended. We consistently observe a positive yield response to at-plant insecticides used for thripscontrol. A reactive approach based on scouting and use of thresholds…
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It’s go time (Camp Hand): It is that time of year again – the planting conditions calculator says“excellent”, meaning that cotton planting is imminent. I know many people are excited to officially put2020 in the rear-view mirror, but in the words of Lee Corso (college football analyst), “Not so fast myfriend!” Last Friday (4/2) we…
Posted in: Cotton