Jeremy Kichler
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Articles in this month’s issue include: 1. The Importance of Preplant Fertilizer – Don’t Delay or Cut Out N, P, or K (Glen Harris) 2. A Pre-Season Checklist for Diseases and Nematodes of Cotton (Bob Kemerait) 3. Weather and Climate Outlook for April 2021 (Pam Knox) 4. Thrips Management: Use An At-Plant Insecticide (Phillip Roberts) […]
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April is expected to be warmer and drier than usual across most of the Southeast in 2022. This continues the pattern seen in the past few months that was caused by a combination of the current La Niña and the trend towards warmer temperatures observed since the 1970s. The last few Aprils have been cooler […]
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This is a blog post from the Southern Ag Today by John Robinson, Professor and Extension Economist, from the Texas A and M Agrilife Extension. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has direct implications on the global supply of corn and wheat because of the relatively large quantities of those crops that those two countries […]
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Growers get antsy this time of year and are itching to spray. However, unless you are in a very scabby location with highly susceptible cultivars, there is no reason to begin spraying at this point. We are likely at least 10 days to 2 weeks away from needing to begin fungicide sprays in most areas. […]
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Current Sitation: The area wheat crop ranges from stem elongation to flag leaf emergence. There has been stripe rust reported in Colquitt County. The oat crop ranges from stem elongation to early heading. What is stripe rust? This disease is also known as yellow rust. Pustules coalesce to produce long yellow stripes between the veins of […]
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Some responses to a few common questions this week about preplant burndowns: 1) What is the plant-back restriction for field corn following an application of 2,4-D? Plant-back restrictions for field corn after a burndown application of 2,4-D are 7 days (16 oz/A) or 10-14 days (>16 oz/A) 2) If a grower cannot wait to plant […]
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Below are a few words from Lenny Wells about the weather this weekend. After a couple of weeks of 80 degree temperatures we are facing low temperatures in the mid 20s this weekend. Forecasts call for temps anywhere from 25 degrees to 28 degrees from middle Georgia down to Valdosta. Temps further north in the […]
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