Cotton
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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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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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We have an opportunity to attend the 2023 Georgia Cotton Commission Meeting and UGA Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop close to home – in our backyard. Let’s take advantage of this opportunity and show our appreciation by attending. Please see below agenda for the meeting to be held in Statesboro at the NeSmith-Lane Conference Center on Wednesday,…
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Southern corn rust was confirmed this week in Appling County. Corn should be protected from southern corn rust from very early tassel through the dough stage (R6) of development. Please click HERE to view fungicides listed in the 2023 GA Pest Management Handbook labeled for managing southern corn rust. They are listed on page 62-63. Be sure you…
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Please see below agenda and click HERE to register for the Georgia Cotton Commission’s Mid-Year Meeting and UGA Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop to be held in Statesboro at the NeSmith-Lane Conference Center on July 26, 2023. Please register by July 19 to assist with lunch plans.
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Information in this edition should be helpful as you continue to prepare to plant cotton and peanuts in 2023. The weather continues to change and the cooler temperatures seem to want to hang around. Hopefully the warmer conditions will be here to stay soon. I know many of you use the Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network for…
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Row Crop Weed Meeting Tuesday, February 11, 2020 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 11, 2020. UGA Extension Weed Specialists, Dr. Stanley Culpepper and Dr. Eric Prostko, will be the guest speakers. This…
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Row Crop Weed Meeting Tuesday, February 11, 2020 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 11, 2020. UGA Extension Weed Specialists, Dr. Stanley Culpepper and Dr. Eric Prostko, will be the guest speakers. This…
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Results for 2019 Bulloch County Extension on-farm cotton research has 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 – 2019. Thanks to all the farm cooperators and companies that supplied product and/or support for all the…
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Listed below are meeting dates that have been scheduled for 2020. Please be sure to put these dates on your calendar, because they will be here before you know it. All of the meetings listed below will be held at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture, 151 Langston Chapel Road, Statesboro, GA 30458. There will…
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Crop depredation by deer continues to be a problem in Bulloch County. The Georgia Wildlife Federation will be offering support of the Hunters for the Hungry program in Bulloch County again this year. This will be the fifth year that Bulloch County has participated in the program. Under this program, hunters can kill deer and…
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Insect scouting school will be conducted on June 18, 2019 in Midville at the Southeast Research and Education Center. Crops to be covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean. The program will offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage, natural enemies, and scouting procedures. The training will serve as an introduction to insect monitoring…
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I have been getting several calls recently about important decisions that will have to be made within the next week or so. This prolonged hot and dry condition is wreaking havoc on what has been planted and impacting the decisions to be made on what is yet to be planted. Please refer to the Risk…
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The last Using Pesticides Wisely Meeting of 2019 will be held in Tifton on May 21 at 1:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Tifton Campus Conference Center, 15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA 31793. Similar to previous meetings and immediately after the Using Pesticides Wisely meeting the Georgia Department of Agriculture and Extension…
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The last Using Pesticides Wisely Meeting of 2019 will be held in Tifton on April 18 at 1:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Tifton Campus Conference Center, 15 RDC Road, Tifton, GA 31793. Please RSVP to (229) 386-3328. Please take advantage of this last meeting of 2019 if you have been unable…