Jeremy Kichler
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As defoliation time approaches, there is one thing on everyone’s mind in the Southeast, and that is this new cotton jassid. Although I am not an entomologist, I am working closely with Dr. Roberts on this (he told me the other day that, “we in this one together boss”). I have sprayed a couple of…
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I just want to inform everybody of an important meeting that is coming up this week. The National Cotton Council is conducting educational sessions on the impacts of the OBBBA over the next two weeks across the cotton belt, and this week they will be in Georgia. One of these meetings will be held on…
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Peanut maturity checks will start this week. Growers can bring their peanuts to the Colquitt County office every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in September from 8:30 to 10 am. If you need peanut samples done on Mondays or Fridays, then call me. Numerous samples have come in this week. Georgia 06G and TifNV has been…
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The Colquitt County Cotton Defoliation and Peanut Maturity meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. This update will be held at the Colquitt County Extension office and start at noon. Drs. Camp Hand, UGA cotton agronomist, and Scott Monfort, UGA peanut agronomist, will be in town to give an update on the cotton…
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Written by Sarah Thompson and Wes Porter August 25, 2025 As we discussed last week, we are quickly approaching maturity on peanuts. Now that we are finished(-ing) corn harvest, we should take some time to go through our harvest equipment for peanut and cotton so that we are ready to go when they hit optimum…
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Dr. Phillip Roberts, UGA Cotton Entomologist, just sent out the newest information about the cotton jassid to county Extension agents. The bottom line is to please do not underestimate this pest. Below are a few highlights on thresholds, insecticide observations and a few common questions. The whole cotton jassid agent update is available below. It…
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By Dr. Lisa Baxter, UGA Forage Agronomist Bermudagrass hay producers throughout the region are currently battling the bermudagrass stem maggot, or BSM. This pest has damaged bermudagrass forage each summer since it was first discovered back in 2010. The adult flies are most easily found with an insect sweep net. Your local Extension agent should…
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Dr. Roberts provided agents with new information on the cotton jassid. The slide below shows where this pest has been found as of August 18th. Dr. Roberts has updated the threshold based on field observations. What do I spray? The following 3 slides are initial counts (3-4 DAT) of three small plot on-farm trials from…
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Corn harvest is gearing up. I have been hearing good yields so far from corn growers. The weather this week should be good for harvest. The cotton crop has challenges such as boll rot, cotton jassid and mildew. Questions about leaf spot and white mold have been coming in from peanut growers. Rainfall last week…
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Corn harvest is starting in numerous areas across Georgia. Dr. Mike Toews, UGA Assistant Dean of Extension, has provided a few points to think about on the subject of on farm storage. Successful on-farm grain storage in Georgia requires starting clean, temperature and moisture control through aeration, storing grain at an appropriate moisture content, and…