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Our pathologist, Dr. Clemen Oliveira has observed some cases of insensitivity development with Miravis Top and Miravis Prime in 2025 and 2026. It is not occurring everywhere, but it has been found in more than one orchard in different areas of the state. These products have been a game-changer for us in control of nut…
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Topics of this newsletter includes corn irrigation and the southern rust situation, boron in cotton and peanuts, weed control issues, bermudagrass stem maggot and the pasture mealy bug. Current situation: The local cotton crop ranges from just emerged to first bloom. The corn crop ranges from blister to 80% milk line. The peanut crop ranges…
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By: Phillip RobertsJune 23, 2026Jassid Update and Don’t Overlook Known Insect Pests: To date cotton jassids have been detected on cotton at very low numbers in Tift and Grady counties. Jassids have also been detected in Gadsden County Florida and Elmore County Alabama. Entomologists in the southeast are mapping jassid detections by county, current detections…
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Current Situation: Cotton and peanut growers are finishing up planting this past week. Cotton jassid was found last week in Tifton. Corn crop ranges from VT to dough. Cotton crop ranges from just planted to squaring. https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-xgfe2-1ad7d28All About The Pod, Season 13, Season 4 — Rainy Conditions, Planting, and Pest Updates Below is a link…
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Posted in: Cotton
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All About The Pod, Season 13, Season 4 — Rainy Conditions, Planting, and Pest Updates https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-xgfe2-1ad7d28
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This article was dated May 18, 2026 by Eric Prostko, UGA Peanut Weed Specialist. Many peanut growers are likely to begin or already have begun treating their fields with early-postemergence (“cracking”) applications of Gramoxone (paraquat). Here are a few tips for success as well as some pictures from “cracking” treatments that I applied just last…
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Insect scouting schools will be conducted on June 1, 2026 at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton and June 9, 2026 at the Southeast Research and Education Center in Midville. Crops covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean. These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage, natural enemies, and scouting procedures.…
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Georgia Centennial Farm applications are now open to all qualifying candidates. The application deadline has been extended to June 16, 2026. Farms play a pivotal role in shaping Georgia’s legacy, serving as the bedrock for economic, cultural, and familial traditions for generations of Georgians. Several farms boast a legacy spanning more than a century, and the…
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This has been an interesting couple of weeks in Colquitt County agriculture. The local corn crop ranges from V6 to R1. The cotton crop ranges from not planted to 2 leaf. The crop progress report released on May 10 reported that 24% of the Georgia cotton crop and 28% of the Georgia peanut crop had…