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  • By: Dr. Bob Kemerait In my wheelhouse, planting field corn is once again upon us, or soon will be.  I know I get repetitive, but the message at this point is the same.  Corn growers will have one chance to fight nematodes, IF they need to. Producers have ONE CHANCE to make a BEST decision. …

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  • When: Thursday March 17th at 3 pm until 5pm at the Ben Hill Extension office. The Ben Hill Extension office will be hosting a Best of Pest Webinar for Commercial applicators with Category 24 (Turf and Ornamental), 23, 31, or 21 license. You will be able to receive up to 2 credit hours. Please call…

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  • Georgia Grain News 1-25-22

    By Rome Ethredge Oat disease Looking at some Oats being grown for grain this week, I’m seeing treatable levels of weeds and aphids in some fields and some Leaf Blotch disease (aka Drechslera leaf spot) developing. This is pretty common on oats in the winter and according to Dr. Alfredo Martinez, UGA Plant pathologist, it…

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  • Hello, I am pleased to announce we will once again have in-person production meetings for the 2022 season. We have scheduled meeting with UGA specialist on topics listed below. Pesticide credits will be available for both private and commercial applicators. If you would like to attend any of these meetings please call us at the…

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  • Peanut Maturity

    Peanut MaturityBy Scott Monfort There are several factors that can affect maturity like temperature, moisture, diseases, andproduction practices. You can have the same or two different cultivars in the same maturitygroup planted on the same day in different fields mature at different rates due to difference insoil type, rainfall, or pest problems. Therefore, do not…

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  • Late Season Disease Management and Harvest IssuesBy Bob Kemerait Disease management late in the peanut season can either be very easy or it can be quiteconfusing. In fields where these is little disease, growers can generally “coast” to harvest withconfidence that there is little (or nothing) to be done to finish the crop. Where disease…

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  • Peanut Harvest Equipment ConsiderationsBy Simer Virk and Scott Monfort Soon Peanut harvest will be in full swing across most of the state. Along with proper timingconsideration for digging peanuts, proper setup and operation of peanut harvest equipment isalso an important consideration to minimize harvest losses and to ensure peak equipmentperformance and efficiency during harvest. Here…

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  • End of Season Irrigation for PeanutsBy Wesley Porter, Extension Precision Ag and Irrigation Specialist, UGA &David Hall, Extension Water Educator, UGAIt’s safe to say that the 2021 growing season has received its share of rainfall. From May1st to August 24th Midville has received 16.23 inches, Tifton 21.95 inches, Attapulgus 19/84inches and Jeffersonville located in the…

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  • EPA revoked the tolerances for chlorpyrifos today. Below is a link to the EPA website with information. This will take affect 6 months after the final rule is published in the Federal Register. https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/chlorpyrifos

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