August 2014
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I want to share results obtained from the Brooks County 2014 Corn Silage Variety trial. We planted this trial on May 6th and harvested 13 weeks later on August 7th. This year’s trial included 75 replications, 25 varieties replicated three times each. The varieties are ranked according to two different parameters, pounds of milk/acre and…
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I would like to share with you, a vegetable alert I received this week from Hunt Sanders, Disease Management Specialist in UGA Department of Plant Pathology. Most of you are aware that, Dr. David Langston former UGA Vegetable Plant Pathologist accepted a position with Virginia Tech. So, in Dr. Langston’s absence, Hunt Sanders will be handling many of…
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As most of the corn has been harvested, UGA encourages producers to begin establishing a management plan to control Palmer amaranth (pigweed) populations. As we move into the fall of the year, we need to control the Palmer amaranth population, in order to prevent an additional crop of seed being produced prior to frost. It is…
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I have included the current Brooks County moth numbers for Tobacco Budworm (TBW) and Corn Earworm (CEW). Also, for your information I am attaching a pest update from Dr. Phillip Roberts. Please call if you have any questions. This is Phillip Roberts, Extension entomologist with the University of Georgia and this Pest Patrol Update is…