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Fungicide Schedule and Pecan Tariffs Apr 4, 2018 | Written by Lenny Wells I have had many requests to provide a pecan fungicide schedule example for 2018. Not much has changed from previous years with the exception of the use of phosphite alone in one of the early sprays. I list it here for spray number 2 but…
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How Does the New Tax Law Affect You? Thursday, May 17, 2018, 9:00am – 12:00pm Colquitt County Extension Office Georgia farmers and landowners can learn more about how the new tax law affects them individually and their farming operation at tax bill workshops from University of Georgia Extension. After the training,…
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Tank-Mixing by Dr. Prostko Tank-mixing pesticides can be rather complicated especially when numerous products will be mixed. Here are a few questions and answers based upon some recent inquiries that I have received: 1) Can I tank-mix Prowl EC and Prowl H20? I have never have done this in my research plots but I recently…
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Last Frost? By: Andrew Sawyer Wilcox County ANR Agent Mar 23, 2018 This picture is actually from March 15th frost, but we had a little bit of a frost this morning too. With Easter just a week away, this maybe the last one. March 15th frost If anything this winter, we have sure seen…
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Written By: Eric Prostko What is ACURON herbicide? Acuron, from Syngenta, is a mixture of s-metolachlor + atrazine + mesotrione + bycyclopyrone registered for use in field corn, seed corn, silage corn, sweet corn, and yellow popcorn. Acuron can be applied preemergence or postemergence depending upon the type of corn. I have tested Acuron for a number…
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Written By: Dr. Eric Prostko What is the best nozzle to use for soil applied residual herbicides? Generally, nozzle type is not as critical with soil applied residual herbicides when compared to postemergence herbicides. For many years, I used a flat fan nozzle (11002DG) for all my weed control trials. Recently, I started using an…
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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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A New Tool For Improving Thrips Management in Cotton By Phillip Roberts on Mar 21, 2018 Thrips are the most consistent insect pest of cotton in Georgia and the Southeast. Near 100 percent of the cotton planted will be infested by thrips each year. For this reason preventive insecticides applied as a seed treatment and/or…
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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…