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  • Spider Mites and Critical Insect Management Time in Peanut

    By: Mark Abney We knew they were coming, and now they are here. The calls, emails, and texts have started to roll in reporting peanut fields in Georgia infested with two spotted spider mites. Finding mite infestations early, choosing an effective miticide, and applying the miticide correctly are critically important if we hope to manage…

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  • Peanut Maturity Sampling

    It is getting close to time to start checking peanut maturity. So here is a reminder of how to pull a sample for maturity checking. Remember a peanut hull scrape maturity check will be as accurate as the sample that you take. Pull or dig up at least 5 to 6 adjacent plants from at…

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  • July 2020 Peanut Irrigation Considerations

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  • July and August are Critical Months for Disease Management in the Peanut Fields

    July and August are Critical Months for Disease Management in the Peanut FieldsBob KemeraitThe 2020 season has been a difficult one for the peanut farmers even before they put the first seed in the ground. To a level I have not seen before, growers had to make early decisions about seed treatments and in-furrow fungicides…

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  • Erratic Emergence/Late Planted Peanuts – How Can Maturity Be Affected?

    Erratic Emergence/Late Planted Peanuts – How Can Maturity Be Affected?Scott MonfortI know I mentioned maturity last month also but it is important that growers do not forget what happened during the planting season regardless of the planting date. The issue I wanted to repeat is dealing with fields planted early and late where peanut emergence…

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  • Ben Hill On Farm Peanut Variety Trial

    The Ben Hill Peanut Variety Trial is coming along nicely. It will be interesting to see if there are any yield differences in the field. The 5 varieties planted in this trial are GA 06G, FloRun 331, Georgia 16HO, Georgia 18RU, and Georgia Experimental Vr.

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  • July Begins the “Red Zone” for Target Spot

    July Begins the “Red Zone” for Target Spot Kemerait The Debate. I recently followed a thread on social media where the need for applying fungicides to cotton for control of target spot was debated. As you might imagine, opinions were varied from “yes we are going to spray” to “spraying fungicides on cotton doesn’t make…

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  • Scouting and Managing Silverleaf Whiteflies in Cotton

    Silverleaf Whitefly Management a Priority Roberts Silverleaf whiteflies (SLWF) are being observed in areas which have historically had infestations. A few localized fields have exceeded threshold and been treated. These infestations are much earlier than normal and likely are a result of increased winter survival due to the lack of cold temperatures. Management of SLWF…

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  • PGR Decision Guide (Use only as a guide)

    The total number of nodes present on a cotton plant can be used to assess plant vigor or to provide an indication of stage of development. To get an accurate count of total nodes, it is necessary to start at the first true leaf node above the cotyledons (node 1) and count upward until reaching…

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  • July and August are Critical Months for Disease Management in the Peanut Fields

    July and August are Critical Months for Disease Management in the Peanut FieldsBob KemeraitThe 2020 season has been a difficult one for the peanut farmers even before they put the first seed in the ground. To a level I have not seen before, growers had to make early decisions about seed treatments and in-furrow fungicides…

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