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UGA Ag Econ (Dr. Adam N. Rabinowitz and Dr. Yangxuan Liu) will be holding joint producer meetings with Farm Service Agency (FSA) focused on the following topics: Generic Base Conversion: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 authorizes seed cotton as a covered commodity for the 2018 crop year. Owners of a farm with generic base…
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Peanut Shade Tree Meeting Friday, August 17, 2018 – 10:00 am Cromley Farms There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Friday, August 17, 2018 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…
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With all of the rain, humidity and heat this season it is becoming evident and noticeable that it has been ideal for disease. Please view below comments from Dr. Bob Kemerait for an update of what is currently going on in the fields: DISEASES of PEANUT: White mold and leaf spot aren’t breaking lose in every…
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Peanut Shade Tree Meeting Friday, August 17, 2018 – 10:00 am Cromley Farms There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Friday, August 17, 2018 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…
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Please view flyer below for information in regard to the annual Midville Field Day scheduled for August 15, 2018.
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Soybean rust has been confirmed on soybeans in Grady County (7/24) and kudzu in Decatur County (7/18). Consider spraying a fungicide on your soybeans if: They have reached R2/R3 growth stage. Have good growth and reasonable yield expectations. This is especially critical if soybeans exhibit good growth and full canopy of foliage. The strobilurin and chlorothalonil fungicides…
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Southern corn rust was confirmed today in Mitchell and Tift counties. Dr. Bob Kemerait stated that the corn in the Mitchell County field is well into dent stage and does not need a fungicide application now. Corn in southern Georgia not at dough stage is vulnerable. The southern rust does not appear widespread, but could move quickly with current…
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Cotton aphid numbers have been steadily increasing over the last several weeks. Aphids generally build to moderate/high numbers and eventually crash due to a naturally occurring fungus. This fungal epizootic typically occurs in our area in early/mid-July. Once the aphid fungus is detected in a field we would expect the aphid population to crash within a week…
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Trade negotiations between the United States and China have been ongoing. The uncertainty in trade policy between China and the U.S. has created concerns among the agricultural community. Please click on the two recently released extension publications below to view: The Impacts of China and United States Trade and Tariff Actions on Georgia Agriculture: the Perspectives of…
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The UGA Weather Network was disrupted by a virus a couple weeks ago that affected the cellular devices used to communicate with the weather stations. Several of the stations were brought back online last week, but others are yet to be fixed. The Statesboro station was corrected today and is back up and working. I…