Due to the COVID-19 pandemic I was unable to have the Annual Bulloch County Peanut Shade Tree Meeting face to face this year. This is the the first time this meeting has not been face to face within the last 15 years. Hopefully, we will be able to have it…
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Aphids have really increased in numbers over the past week or so in many cotton fields in the county. However, I observed the cotton aphid fungus in a cotton field I visited today near Leefield. It looked like it was just getting started, so hopefully many of the fields with high…
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Please read the information below provided by Dr. Culpepper and click on link to view press release from EPA. Dicamba (A. S. Culpepper). Just a few moments ago, the U.S. EPA released critical information on Engenia, Fexapan, and XtendiMax. The entire release can be found at https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-offers-clarity-farmers-light-recent-court-vacatur-dicamba-registrations Please visit the…
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Southern corn rust has been identified in Decatur and Jeff Davis counties this week. Growers in our area should definitely be on alert. There has not been any Southern Corn Rust found in the sentinel plot in Bulloch County, but if the weather pattern continues to be wet and humid…
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Planting time is here, but current weather conditions seem to make us question what we are doing. Hopefully, by next Tuesday we will be out of this cold snap. Until then you may or may not change a thing about planting, irrigating, disease control or nematode control, but need to…
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Please click here to view information and registration links for UPW Trainings next week. There are a total of four being offered next week (April 21-23). The one I am hosting is scheduled for next Tuesday, April 21 at 10:00 am. Each training has a separate registration link. Please choose…
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The new Peanut Rx Analysis Tool is up and running. The 2020 Peanut Rx cards have also been added for your use. Please click here to get to the new tool and Rx cards.
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I know many of you use the Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network for local weather information. This is an excellent place to check soil temperature. It is recommended that the average daily soil temperature remain above 68° F at the 4-inch depth for 3 consecutive days and without cold temperatures in the forecast…
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COVID-19 has changed the way everyone is doing business in the world and agriculture has definitely been included in the change. There are some programs and opportunities available for farmers during this crisis. Please click here for some important resources for farmers related to COVID-19. Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic…
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The Using Pesticides Wisely Meeting scheduled on March 26 at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture has been cancelled. I will send out a rescheduled date in the future once a decision has been made on how to proceed under the current situation.
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