Jeremy Kichler
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Cattlemen and hay producers need to watch for armyworms in their hayfields and pastures. I have received a few questions about controlling this pest from local hay producers. The life cycle of an armyworm is interesting. Armyworms cannot tolerate the winters in Georgia. The moths migrate from Florida, south Texas, and South American each spring…
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Rain, rain , rain.. The table below shows the rainfall totals at the Sunbelt Ag Expo recorded by the UGA Weather Station from July 1 to July 22. This location has accumulated 11.27 inches of rainfall and it has rained 16 out of the last 22 days. Rain Delays and Weed Control (Prostko) Recent rains…
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Scab A few words from Lenny Wells on the scab situation. As you all know, this has been an almost apocalyptic year for scab. Most areas in the state have seen almost daily rainfall for the last month or more. This comes at the worst possible time for pecan scab—the nut sizing period. The worst…
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The recent rainfall in Colquitt County has caused mushrooms to appear in turf, mulch, and landscape beds. Mushrooms usually appear when rain follows extended dry periods. Not only are mushrooms concerning due to their unsightly presence, but some types are known to be toxic to children and animals. People should never eat unidentified mushrooms that…
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The rain over the last few days have made row crop production a challenge. The cotton crop is ranging from squaring to fourth week of bloom. Corn crop is ranging from late dough to 3/4 milk line and peanut growers are trying to apply soil borne fungicides. Questions include What about using sulfur with my…
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A few words from Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Plant Pathologist on the current disease situation. Greetings: Peanut: Many of our peanut fields have reached, or are rapidly approaching, 60 days after planting. During this time of the season it is important to protect a peanut crop from white mold and from leaf spot diseases. Currently,…
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Below is a blog post from Dr. Lenny Wells about the rain fastness of pecan fungicides. It is from the UGA Pecan Blog . Jul 12, 2021 | Written by Lenny Wells Much of the following is a post from 2017 but timely for our situation at the moment: Pecan scab is enjoying ideal weather in much of…
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Ty Torrance, UGA Tri County Vegetable Agent , would like to invite all of you to attend a Vegetable Insect and Disease update July 20th at Noon. The meeting will be held in-person at the Extension Ag Complex in Moultrie. This will be an update by Stormy Sparks on Diamondback data collected from the spring…
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Jun 23, 2021 | Written by Simerjeet Virk PWM systems are becoming more common on boom sprayers recently and there are increasing number of growers who are first-time users of these systems and need to make nozzle selection decisions for their systems. While nozzle selection for a PWM system is somewhat similar to the nozzle selection process for…
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Cotton: The cotton crop in the area ranges from just emerging to first bloom. Aphid populations seem to be building in some areas in the county. Aphids will typically build moderate to high numbers and eventually crash due to a naturally occurring fungus, Neozygites fresenii. This fungal epizootic typically occurs in late June or early…