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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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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 (AgriGold, AgraTech, DeKalb, Dyna-Gro, MorCorn, Pioneer and Syngenta) for their support of this corn research effort.
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The Georgia Peanut Commission is hosting three Farm Bill Listening Sessions in August. The one in our area will be at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture on August 26 at 1:00 pm. Please click HERE for information in regard to the Listening Sessions.
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One of the most important initiatives in the Cotton industry in recent years is the “U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol”. This effort is in response to growing demands by the brands, retailers and consumers of U.S. cotton to identify and verify sustainable practices that are environmentally friendly. Preferred fiber lists have been created among almost all…
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Please click HERE to view flyer in regard to the annual Midville Field Day scheduled for August 11, 2021 at 9:00 am. Information for registering is included on flyer.
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Cotton Three foliar diseases of cotton; target spot, areolate mildew, and bacterial blight have been found in Georgia. I saw some areolate mildew in cotton at 4th week of bloom yesterday in the Denmark area (Figure 1 & 2). The best management of areolate mildew and target spot is with judicious and timely fungicide applications.…
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There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Friday, July 30, 2021 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Brannen Family Farms located at 3925 Harville Road, Statesboro, GA 30458. We will meet at the Brannen’s shop. Please park at shop/equipment shelter. GPS Coordinates: 32°21’00.8″N 81°46’17.4″W Dr. Bob Kemerait – Plant Pathologist,…
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There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Friday, July 30, 2021 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Brannen Family Farms located at 3925 Harville Road, Statesboro, GA 30458. We will meet at the Brannen’s shop. Please park at shop/equipment shelter. GPS Coordinates: 32°21’00.8″N 81°46’17.4″W Dr. Bob Kemerait – Plant Pathologist,…
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Be sure to scout your peanut fields for worms. Farmers have been spraying isolated areas south and west of us recently for tobacco budworms. I visited a peanut field with Greg Sikes and Jason Parker this morning and was surprised to find cabbage loopers and fall armyworms (Figure 1) instead of tobacco budworms. It does…
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Southern Corn Rust was confirmed in Jeff Davis County yesterday (June 9). Growers in our area should be on alert. There has not been any Southern Corn Rust found in the sentinel plot in Bulloch County, but if the weather pattern continues to be wet and humid we are definitely at risk. Be prepared to…
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