SUBJECT: 2021-22 Georgia Peanut Achievement Club Rules and Guidelines It is time to prepare entries for the 2022 Georgia Peanut Achievement Club (GPAC). We are expecting some very worthy entries with outstanding yields from the 2021 growing season. PLEASE NOTE RULES FOR DETERMINING WINNERS: There will be 15 winners chosen…
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Disease Management at 60 days and BeyondBy Bob KemeraitMany of our peanut fields have reached, or are now beyond, 60 days after planting. During thistime of the season it is critical to protect a peanut crop from white mold and from leaf spotdiseases. Currently, rainfall has been abundant in many…
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July Peanut PointersBy Scott Monfort (smonfort@uga.edu)The early peanut crop (May 1st) is nearing the 100-day mark. To date, growers in Tifton havereceived over 44 inches of rain for the year and 24 inches since April 1st. Average temperaturessince April 1st have been 1-2 degrees cooler compared to the last 4-5…
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Peanut Entomology AbneyThe insects (and mites) that really matter in peanut are greatly affected by rainfall. In this year of pretty consistent rain, lesser cornstalk borer is unlikely to pose a serious threat to the Georgia peanut crop. If the rainfall continues we will also get a reprieve from two…
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Row Crop Disease UpdateKemerait and BrennemanOver the next week, temperatures in southern Georgia as expected to be near 100 degrees for several days. Such very warm conditions can bring a greater urgency to early-season disease control in the peanut crop with regards to Aspergillus crown rot and white mold. Risk…
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On Monday we were able to plant the Peanut on Farm Variety trial here in Ben Hill County with producer Kenny Ray Davis. Varieties that are planted in this trial is GA 06Gs, Georgia-18RU, Georgia-16HO, and the new variety Georgia-20VHO. We had great success with last years trial that has…
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Bob Kemerait answers a few questions about PEANUT Early-Season TreatmentsQuestion 1: “Bob, do I have to use a fungicide seed treatment on my peanut seed?”Answer 1: “Only if you want to pick peanuts at the end of the season.” Question 2: “Bob, which peanut fungicide seed treatment should I use?”Answer…
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Common Questions Shared by Jeremy Kichler Colquitt County AgentThank you, Jeremy, for sharing. This is a repeat from last week but very good information shared here. Topics includes in-furrow treatments for cotton and peanut. Nitrogen applications and weed control in corn.Thoughts on Cotton Weed Control…BURNDOWN: Palmer amaranth must not be…
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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…
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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…
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