Recent Posts
-
Weather continues to be extremely favorable for infection and development of disease in our row crops. Rain is a very good thing and I don’t want all of it to go away, but rain now is not only resulting in development of disease but also keeping growers (and me) from making timely fungicide applications. Some…
Posted in: Uncategorized -
Sunbelt Expo Field Day – Please make plans to attend the 2021 Expo Field Day. The Field Day will be conducted in the same drive-through format as 2020. Registration for the event will occur when you arrive and pull up to begin self-guided drive through tour. Representatives will be available and present at field plots…
Posted in: Uncategorized -
Just a few things I thought you might be interested in seeing from my research plots over the last few days (a la Dr. Bob K., the E-Mail King of Georgia): 1) The most effective weed control program (in any crop) happens by starting clean, using a strong residual program that gets activated by rainfall/moisture,…
Posted in: Uncategorized -
Tobacco Budworm has been found at threshold levels in a few fields in Ben Hill and surrounding counties. Scouting is important. If you are not scouting for foliage feeders it may be a good time to take a look. I have checked a few fields around the county but have not found any at this…
Posted in: Uncategorized -
1. Rain will continue to delay timely fungicide applications for our peanuts, corn, and possibly soybeans. When we can get back in the field, careful selection of fungicides with systemic and curative activity is increasingly important. 2. This weather should both flair infections and development of diseases and facilitate spread. 3. Many important diseases are…
Posted in: Uncategorized -
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 to losses from these diseases…
-
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 led to an increase in…
Posted in: Peanuts -
Hay and Baleage Virtual Short Course May 28th from 9 am to Noon Attached is the flyer for our upcoming Hay and Baleage Virtual Short course on May 28th from 9-12 am. The event is free but preregistration is required. Producers can register by scanning the code on the flyer below or visiting :https://georgiaforages.caes.uga.edu/calendar/event.html?eventid=1762&event=Virtual-Hay-and-Baleage-Shortcourse
Posted in: Grazing -
UPW and Paraquat TrainingIf you still have not attended a UPW training and will be applying Dicamba (Auxin chemistries) to your cotton or soybeans then you must watch this training session. You can schedule a time at our office. You will get 2 hours pesticide credit. Call ahead to come and watch the training and…
Posted in: Herbicides -
Young cotton seedlings wilting and dying soon after emergence with a tell-tale lesion girdling the stem just below the soil line are classic for Rhizoctonia soreshin. While there may be other causes for seedling death, the lesion just below the soil line and, sometimes, barely visible fungal “threads” in association with the lesion are strong…