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Results of the 2022 Bulloch County Extension On-Farm Peanut Variety and Seed Population Trials have 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 – 2022. Thanks to all the farm cooperators and companies that supplied product…
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Results of the 2022 Bulloch County Extension On-Farm Peanut Fungicide 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 – 2022. Thanks to all the farm cooperators and companies that supplied product and/or support for…
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How Late Season Temperatures affect peanut maturity and decisions on when to dig: There is a misconception that temperatures in the upper 40’s and lower 50’s shut down the plant. Those temperatures will slow the maturation process down, but it will not cause it to stop – especially if daytime temperatures are in the 80’s.…
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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 – 2022. Thanks to Michael Smith and seed companies (AgriGold, AgraTech, DeKalb, Dyna-Gro, MorCorn, Pioneer and…
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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 a…
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A NGO group is currently petitioning the US EPA to revoke all food use tolerancesfor the organophosphate class of chemistry. In peanut this means phorate (Thimet) and acephate(Orthene). This is not a good situation. The comment period is open until September 25, 2022. Click HERE to visit the EPA website to review other comments and…
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Please click HERE to view flyer in regard to the annual Midville Field Day scheduled for August 10, 2022 at 9:00 am. Information for registering is included on flyer.
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I identified some target spot in a few irrigated cotton fields in the county this afternoon (August 2) that were in the fourth week of bloom. I know that it is currently HOT and DRY, but past rain events in some locations (and irrigation), humidity and good cotton growth in those areas have it showing…
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I saw some areolate mildew in cotton at 5th week of bloom earlier today 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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I am sure by now you have heard that diuron herbicide is under review by the EPA. Access to diuron herbicide is in danger of being lost. Click HERE to view a letter of support (Dr. Stanley Culpepper has written a document that counter’s the EPA’s argument) for the value of diurons current labeled use…
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