Weeds
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Pecan Update: Pre-Pollination – Andrew Sawyer Wilcox County ANR Agent Apr 19, 2019 Catkin (male flower) production has been pretty heavy so far. A large catkin crop does not guarantee a large production of flowers, but most times we have heavy catkin production, we do have some flowers. I had the chance to look at…
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Pasture/Hayfield Winter Weed Control By Andrew Sawyer – Wilcox County ANR Agent Feb 14, 2019 This is the time of the year we need to be applying post-emergent herbicides to our pastures and hayfields for winter weeds. If we have issues with crabgrass, we generally wait until the first of March to put out pre-emergent…
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Extension Weed Meeting Tue Jan. 8, 2019 8:00 am Morehead Store Irwinville, GA Extension Peanut Production Meeting Tue. Jan. 29, 2019 8:00 am Morehead Store Irwinville, GA Extension Corn Production Meeting Thu. Jan 31, 2019 8:00 am Morehead Store Irwinville, GA Extension Cotton Production…
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Dicamba Registration Update (Culpepper) Agents, please refer below to last nights (Oct 31, 2018) EPA press release regarding dicamba registration for 2019 and 2020. Additionally, MAKE SURE you attend the weed science training Prostko has set up in Tifton on December 5. In addition to our normal training approach, we will have two special speakers coming in to…
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Reductions in Grass Control in 2018? (Prostko) Getting plenty of calls about perceived reductions in grass control after applications of ACC-ase inhibiting herbicides, such as Select (clethodim) or Poast (sethoxydim), have been applied. Some folks first reaction to this “lack” of control is that we suddenly have widespread ACC-ase resistance. When its comes to the…
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Rain delays and/or late planting have resulted in continual inquiries about peanut herbicide + fungicide tank-mixes and their potential effects on weed control and crop injury. UGA will never be able to adequately address all concerns with 90,000+ potential tank-mixtures in peanuts. Here is a quick review of some of the published data: 1) When 2,4-DB is tank-mixed with…
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Cotton weed control (Culpepper) Weather has certainly challenged the management program. The intense and often overwhelming rainfall in recent weeks has greatly limited our ability to be timely with weed management programs throughout Georgia. Below are a few discussion points to address common questions/concerns. 1. Preemergence (PRE) herbicides in 2018 have been priceless providing excellent…
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By: Dr. Eric Prostko 1) How do I control ryegrass prior to planting peanuts if I suspect that I might have glyphosate resistance? Select 2EC @ 8 oz/A or Select Max 0.97EC @ 16 oz/A (or generic equivalents) + 1% v/v COC would be a good choice for this problem. Remember that ryegrass stage of growth is…
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3 Common Questions By Will Gay Turner County Ag Agent Mar 15, 2018 See questions below What is the mixing order for different formulations? Answer: From first to last: Wettable Powders—Dispersible Granules—Flowables—Emulsifiable Concentrates—Solutions. If you do not know what these formulations mean, I would encourage you to look them up, especially newer growers. If…