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Cotton I have been looking at the extended weather forecast for the past few days. The temperatures for later next week keeps changing. However, this morning it has been lowered to 36 degrees on Wednesday night and 38 degrees on Thursday night for Statesboro. Please keep your eye on the forecast, because it seems to…
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Challenges remain the same as what we have discussed in our Using Pesticides Wisely and County Production Meetings over the last couple of years. The potential for significant in-field buffers between treated areas within fields and potential habitat of an endangered or threatened species residing outside of your field is a huge concern. Secondly, mitigation…
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Results of the 2023 Bulloch County Extension On-Farm Peanut Variety Trial has been completed and can be viewed on the UGA Extension – Bulloch County website by clicking HERE. Go down page and look under Bulloch County Research Trials – 2023. Thanks to all the farm cooperators and companies that supplied product and/or support for…
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The Bulloch County Extension On-Farm Irrigated RR Corn Variety Trial results have been added to the UGA Extension – Bulloch County website and can be viewed by clicking HERE. Go down page and look under Bulloch County Research Trials – 2023. Thanks to Wade Hodges and seed companies (AgriGold, AgraTech, DeKalb, Dyna-Gro, Pioneer, Revere Seed,…
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Peanut harvest will be here before you know it and I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of some important things that need to be done before the initial harvest begins. An initial Hull-Scrape Profile is recommended to determine maturity and a digging date. If you would like for me to take…
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There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Hal and Colby Cromley’s Farm located at 10137 Brooklet-Denmark Road, Brooklet, GA 30415. We will meet at their shop. GPS Coordinates: 32.376719, -81.674778 Dr. Bob Kemerait – Extension Plant Pathologist, Dr. Eric Prostko – Extension Weed…
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I identified target spot in an irrigated cotton field Friday afternoon (August 11) in the county that was in the fourth week of bloom. Recent rain events, high humidity and good cotton growth is ideal for it and areolate mildew to start showing up. Be sure to scout your cotton for target spot (Figure 1…
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There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Hal and Colby Cromley’s Farm located at 10137 Brooklet-Denmark Road, Brooklet, GA 30415. We will meet at their shop. GPS Coordinates: 32.376719, -81.674778 Dr. Bob Kemerait – Extension Plant Pathologist, Dr. Eric Prostko – Extension Weed…
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There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Hal and Colby Cromley’s Farm located at 10137 Brooklet-Denmark Road, Brooklet, GA 30415. We will meet at their shop. GPS Coordinates: 32.376719, -81.674778 Dr. Bob Kemerait – Extension Plant Pathologist, Dr. Eric Prostko – Extension Weed…
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Cotton: I saw some areolate mildew in cotton at 5th week of bloom yesterday in Bulloch County (Figure 1). The best management of areolate mildew is with judicious and timely fungicide applications. Cotton can be effected by areolate mildew until within four weeks of defoliation. When defoliation reaches 25% or so – the chances of…
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