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  • I have received calls this week about weed control options in peanuts, especially dry land peanuts. Some have been concerned that we might add too much stress by applying certain herbicides to an already struggling plant due to the heat and drought. UGA Weed Scientist, Dr. Eric Prostko: 1) Cracking/EPOST applications of paraquat mixtures or…

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  • The USDA has released the following report about trade assistance. We do not know yet what payment rates will be or how farmers can receive them. More information should be out soon….   (Washington, D.C., May 23, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take…

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  • Corn Update (5/24/19)

    Our earliest planted corn in the county is tasseling, and a lot more will reach that point in the next few week. Pollination is a critical period in corn growth and will dictate what kind of crop we will have. Interim grain agronomist, Rome Ethredge, goes into detail here: Boy, I hate to see the…

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  • The Department of Agriculture is offering one final Using Pesticides Wisely training for 2019. It will be held at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center on May 21 at 1:30 pm. Remember, one must now hold a private or commercial pesticide applicator license to purchase and use the dicamba products Engenia, FeXapan, or XtendiMax. Prior…

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  • As many of you have heard, the EPA has made some label changes to paraquat dichloride (Gramoxone, Firestorm, etc) that will require all certified applicators to complete a training program before using this product. I have attached a link to the EPA website where you can find the training program and more information on this…

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  • Hey y’all I wanted to send out the listing of all the UPW trainings coming in the next couple of months. If you plan to use an auxin herbicide, you have to attend one of these meetings. The meeting list and new requirements can all be found at the link below. Please take note of…

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  • Please let me know if you would like to attend the event in Macon on January 22. The following link will take you to the registration page: events.attend.com/f/1383787156      

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  • It looks like we will finally get a new farm bill if the President signs it like he is expected to. I know a lot of you will be interested to see what changes there will be. Here is some information about the bill from UGA Agricultural and Applied Economics, Yangxuan Liu and Adam N. Rabinowitz.…

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  • Georgia Pesticide Waste Collection Day November 14, 2018 Sunbelt Ag Expo Grounds 290-G Harper Blvd. Moultrie, GA Georgia Pesticide Waste Collection Day is a program that gives everyone an opportunity to discard old, unusable, or cancelled pesticides to a hazardous waste contractor for disposal. Pesticides in leaking containers or disposed of improperly may cause environmental…

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