Corn
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Southern corn rust was confirmed today in Mitchell and Tift counties. Dr. Bob Kemerait stated that the corn in the Mitchell County field is well into dent stage and does not need a fungicide application now. Corn in southern Georgia not at dough stage is vulnerable. The southern rust does not appear widespread, but could move quickly with current…
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Row Crop Weed Meeting Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Bulloch County Center for Agriculture 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm There will be a Row Crop Weed Meeting at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 and it will begin with lunch at 12:00 pm. UGA Extension Weed Specialists, Dr. Stanley Culpepper and…
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Row Crop Weed Meeting Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Bulloch County Center for Agriculture 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm There will be a Row Crop Weed Meeting at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. UGA Extension Weed Specialists, Dr. Stanley Culpepper and Dr. Eric Prostko, will be the guest speakers. This…
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Please view the results in the table below for the irrigated corn variety trial that was done at Michael Smith’s Farm. Thanks to Michael and the seed companies (AgraTech, Croplan Genetics, DeKalb, Dyna-Gro, Mycogen and Pioneer) for their support of this corn research effort.
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Southern corn rust has been identified in 3 locations as of late last week. The last identification was in a field in Morgan County near the community of Buckhead (near Madison). Prior to this find late last week it had ONLY been found lightly in Seminole and Marion Counties. Samples from the Bulloch County corn rust sentinel plot at Michael…
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The 2016 Bulloch County Extension research results can be viewed on the UGA Extension – Bulloch County website under Bulloch County Research Trials by clicking here. Thanks to all the farm cooperators and companies that supplied product and/or support for all the research trials. This effort would not be possible without the continued support and cooperation of all.…
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Please view the results in the table below for the irrigated corn variety trial that was done at Jay Clarke’s Farm. Thanks to Jay and the seed companies (DeKalb, Dyna-Gro, Mycogen and Pioneer) for their support of this corn research effort.
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The annual Midville Research Field Day will be held on Wednesday, August 24. Registration begins at 9:00 am and concludes with lunch. Please refer to flyer below.
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Southern corn rust was confirmed in Robert Franklin’s irrigated corn field in Register yesterday (June 15). The rust was found sporadically in small amounts in his field. Please take necessary action to protect your corn crop from southern corn rust from very early tassel through dough stage (R6). Refer to previous blog (June 6) for…
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Southern corn rust was found and confirmed yesterday (June 6) in two different fields in Wayne County. It means that not only do we have perfect weather for the disease but that southern corn rust is found nearly from one edge of the Coastal Plain to the other and could be anywhere in between. Thoughts from Dr. Bob Kemerait…