Jeremy Kichler
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In the aftermath of the hurricane, there is a lot of people in need, especially on the east side of I-75. Below is information about disaster relief and a link to other information. Dr Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Specialist, gave a hurricane update in a blog post. The peanut maturity clinics have been interesting this…
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The big story is the weather forecast for the end of the week. The seven day graphical tropical weather outlook from NOAA shows some potential for bad weather. Peanut maturity clinics will be held at the same time this week, which is every day starting first thing in the morning. Peanuts are running later this…
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Simer Virk and Scott MonfortWith peanut harvest approaching, growers will start digging peanuts soon across most of the state. Along with considering when is the right time to dig peanuts, proper setup and operation of peanut digger-shaker-inverter is also important to minimize harvest losses and to ensure optimal equipment performance and efficiency during harvest. Below…
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Last week was a challenging week. Rain slowed down peanut harvest. Drier conditions will be in the forecast this upcoming week. Dr. Hand, UGA Cotton agronomist, says the cotton defoliation recipe will be the same as last week. Statewide it looks like 80s for highs and 60s for lows. Similar recipe to last week –…
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Pam Knox mentioned that chances of heavy rain go up slightly as tropical cyclone becomes better organized this up coming week. In her blog post, she mentions that the rainfall that is expected over the next week has increased slightly as the area of low pressure in the western Gulf becomes more organized. The low,…
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Articles in this month’s issue include: http://www.ugacotton.com/vault/file/September-Cotton-Team-Newsletter.pdf
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Dr. Bob Kemeriat, UGA Extension Specialist Late-season disease recommendations for a peanut crop are often confusing. Reasons for this include A) digging/harvest dates are not “set in stone”, B) the incidence of one disease versus another affects choice of fungicides, C) disease can be cryptic, as in the case of underground white mold, D) there…
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The Master Cattlemen’s Program is being offered this fall in Newton County. This program will also be offered by Zoom so anyone across the state can attend if they choose to participate. The Master Cattlemen’s Program is an 8 week long program that meets every Monday evening from 6:30 – 9:00pm starting September 9th and…
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Cotton: The cotton crop is progressing fast. Growers could be defoliating earlier planted cotton in not-so-distant future. There is a peanut maturity and cotton defoliation meeting being held this week. Whitefly populations have increased dramatically over the last couple of weeks due to the dry weather. Below are last week’s trap numbers from stopwhite.org and…
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It was another exciting week in Colquitt County agriculture. A good rain will sure help cotton and peanut growers. The cotton defoliation and peanut maturity meeting is coming up on August 29, 2024. Below is the crop progress and condition of the Georgia cotton and peanut crop as of August 11, 2024. This report comes…