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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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  • The third One-On-One Training for applicators (individual spraying dicamba) to get their certificate to apply dicamba in 2018 will be held this upcoming Thursday, February 22 at 9:00 am. All upcoming One-On-One meetings being held are listed below: Date                                                   Time February 22                                     9:00 am March 22                               9:00 am (or) 2:00 pm These meetings will be held at the…

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  •  Please refer to below flyer for dates of Enlist Meetings. The meeting in Bulloch County will be held on February 15 at 5:00 pm at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture. Topics to be covered include:  the latest PhytoGen varieties for 2018, new Enlist herbicide offerings in 2018 and what growers can expect in the coming…

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  • The first two One-On-One Trainings for applicators (individual spraying dicamba) to get their certificate to apply dicamba in 2018 will be held this upcoming Wednesday, February 14 at 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. All One-On-One meetings being held are listed below: Date                                                   Time February 14                          9:00 am (or) 2:00 pm February 22                                     9:00 am March 22                              …

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  • There have been numerous changes made for applicators applying dicamba to cotton/soybeans in 2018. Please refer to the enclosed Auxin Training Requirements – Georgia 2018 handout below. In order to remain compliant, the actual applicator (individual spraying dicamba) can attend one of the One-On-One Using Pesticides Wisely Trainings that I will offer (or) can attend…

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  • There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Stilson Farms (Wade and Matt McElveen) which is located at 901 McElveen Road, Brooklet, GA 30415.  (GPS Coordinates: N 32.310559°  E -81.558880°)  The peanut field is located off McElveen Road behind the grain bins and…

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  • I have had many questions about how to kill last year’s cotton that is sprouting from stalk stubs (Figure 1). As you are all aware, we did not have a cold winter and for that reason last year’s cotton stalks that were not pulled or destroyed survived and are doing quite well. This has turned into a BIG problem.…

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  • Cotton and soybean varieties with tolerance to auxin herbicides (2,4-D or dicamba) are being commercialized. Prior to making applications of dicamba to dicamba-tolerant cotton/soybean or 2,4-D to 2,4-D-tolerant cotton/soybeans in Georgia, growers will be required to attend the training “Using Pesticides Wisely”. The training will focus on helping applicators/growers make wise decisions when applying not only 2,4-D and…

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  • There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Cromley Farms (Lee and Charley) which is located at 9714 Brooklet-Denmark Road, Brooklet, GA 30415.  (GPS Coordinates: N 32.371496°  E -81.675685°)  The peanut field is located behind their office and pecan trees. We…

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  • Just want to remind you about the Peanut Shade Tree Meeting tomorrow, July 30, 2015 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Smith-Healy Farms (Jeff Lanier), Wade Hodges peanut field, located at 5668 Banks Dairy Road, Statesboro, GA 30458. (Look for Peanut Meeting sign posted at entrance)   (GPS Coordinates: N 32.476810° E -81.875207°)…

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