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  • Herbicide Strip Applications Mar 20, 2018 | Written by Lenny Wells Its time to burn down those herbicide strips in pecan orchards in preparation for the growing season. There are many combinations of herbicide applications you could use. Here are a few for trees of different ages: Trees 1-2 Yrs: At budbreak: Glufosinate + Prowl May/June: Glufosinate or Glyphosate or Paraquat + Flumioxazen…

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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…

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  • Options for Loss of Tilt, Shortage of Chlorothalonil in Peanut • MAZINGA (2 pt/A): Chlorothalonil, Tetraconazole • 1 pt/A Chlorothalonil + 2.5 fl oz/A Domark (Domark can be apllied to rates as high as 6.9 fl oz/A) • 1 pt/A Chlorothalonil + 5-10 fl oz/A Topsin M • 1 pt/A Chlorothalonil + 5.5 fl oz/A…

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  • Managing Internal Parasites Through Better Grazing By Adam Speir Madison County CEC Internal parasites can cause significant production losses in livestock, which results in significant economic losses for livestock producers. These parasites affect cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. Many times, the effects are subclinical and may go unnoticed, but severe infestations can cause disease and…

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  • In-Furrow Peanut Decisions   Mar 9, 2018   UGA Extension Pathologist Dr. Bob Kemerait visited us for our Peanut Production Update. He talked about the decisions that we have to make before the furrow closes. Thanks to Turner County Agent Will Gay who put together this information on these decisions concerning Velum Total and Thimet: Velum Total (imidacloprid…

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  •   March 13th- Extension Pecan Meeting – Moreheads Country Store at 8am. March 13th – Monsanto Meeting at Irwin County CASE Farm at noon March 15th – One on One Auxin Training- Moreheads Country Store at 8 am. This training is for using 2-4D and Dicamba in Cotton    

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  • 2018 Pecan Spray Guide

    2018 Pecan Spray Guide. To access click on the link below. https://www.caes.uga.edu/content/dam/caes-website/extension-outreach/commodities/pecans/docs/2018-Pecan-Spray-Guide.PDF

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  • Below is the link for viewing the County Pecan Production Meeting Presentation.   https://www.caes.uga.edu/extension-outreach/commodities/pecans/resources/presentations/county-meetings.html  

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  • Written by Andres Sawyer Wilcox County Ag February 22nd 2018 A few questions about burning down our cover this week. This is because the warm temperatures and concerns over it taking off. Here is some rye cover that was planted in late October. It’s heading out and holding in soil moisture. This rye won’t be…

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  • Written by: Lenny Wells Asian Ambrosia Beetle Attack on Young Tree Trunk We have had our first report of ambrosia beetle emergence in a Brooks County orchard in the begging of February. Young, stressed trees, particularly those planted in poorly drained soil, newly-cleared sites, and those planted within the last week and undergoing transplant shock…

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