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With the hot and mostly dry weather throughout much of the season and now wet and humid conditions, it is becoming evident that the weather has been ideal for disease. PEANUT: White mold is becoming more and more noticeable in many peanut fields in the county – the hot temperatures, high humidity and scattered rains…
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Silverleaf whiteflies (SLWF) have been in some cotton fields in our area for the past few weeks in low numbers. Hopefully rain showers will continue to get to everyone and beat the adults down. However, I am noticing an uptick in some fields. There are a couple of handouts that I hope you will find useful…
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The Annual Midville Field Day will be virtual this year and available to view on August 12, 2020. Participants need to be registered before the event begins to receive pesticide and CCA credit. Please click HERE to register for the event, especially if you want to receive credit hours.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic I was unable to have the Annual Bulloch County Peanut Shade Tree Meeting face to face this year. This is the the first time this meeting has not been face to face within the last 15 years. Hopefully, we will be able to have it in person in 2021. Dr.…
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Aphids have really increased in numbers over the past week or so in many cotton fields in the county. However, I observed the cotton aphid fungus in a cotton field I visited today near Leefield. It looked like it was just getting started, so hopefully many of the fields with high aphid numbers will begin to…
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Please read the information below provided by Dr. Culpepper and click on link to view press release from EPA. Dicamba (A. S. Culpepper). Just a few moments ago, the U.S. EPA released critical information on Engenia, Fexapan, and XtendiMax. The entire release can be found at https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-offers-clarity-farmers-light-recent-court-vacatur-dicamba-registrations Please visit the website for details; however, below…
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Southern corn rust has been identified in Decatur and Jeff Davis counties this week. Growers in our area should definitely 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.…
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Planting time is here, but current weather conditions seem to make us question what we are doing. Hopefully, by next Tuesday we will be out of this cold snap. Until then you may or may not change a thing about planting, irrigating, disease control or nematode control, but need to factor weather conditions into your…
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Please click here to view information and registration links for UPW Trainings next week. There are a total of four being offered next week (April 21-23). The one I am hosting is scheduled for next Tuesday, April 21 at 10:00 am. Each training has a separate registration link. Please choose the day and time that…
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The new Peanut Rx Analysis Tool is up and running. The 2020 Peanut Rx cards have also been added for your use. Please click here to get to the new tool and Rx cards.
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