June 2016

• 2016 Sugarcane Aphids

  June 9, 2016

  Please be aware that yesterday (6/8/16) I visited a field in Brooks County and confirmed the presence of Sugarcane aphids in our county.  I wanted to give you a product update, on pesticides we can use for 2016, to control sugarcane aphids. We have 2 products available, Sivanto Prime and Transform.  Things we should know…

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• Cotton Ginning Cost-Share Program

  June 9, 2016

  Please refer to information/fact sheet posted below for sign up information pertaining to Cotton Ginning Cost-Share (CGCS) Program.  You may click on link provided to download file.  Please contact your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office for additional information.                         Farm Bill- Cotton Ginning…

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• Southern Corn Rust & Soybean Rust Confirmed in Southwest GA

  June 1, 2016

  Southern Corn Rust  (pictures by Andy Shirley) Please see the article below by Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Extension Plant Pathologist regarding southern rust in corn and Asian soybean rust: “Thanks very much to agents Chase Hembree and Andy Shirley and consultant Rome Ethredge for first detection and diagnosis of southern corn rust (Puccinia polysora) in Georgia this year.…

  Posted in: Agriculture, Corn, Disease Control, Soybeans