Jeremy Kichler
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Drs. David Dickens and David Clabo, UGA Warnell School of Forestry… In recent month, you may have noticed an unusually high number of dead or dying trees in your longleaf pine stands. Stands with mortality problems in recent months were often established (at least partially) through Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) cost share funds about 15-20+…
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Dr. Eric Prostko, UGA Weed Scientist, has made a few comments about the recent rule changes for the purchase, handling and application of paraquat. These comments are below. The new label state that the products may ONLY be mixed, loaded, or applied by certified applicator who has successfully completed the paraquat-specific training before use o…
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This time of year I get phone calls, txt messages and office visits from concerned people about stinging nettle or fireweed (Urtica chamaedryoides) and how to control it in area hayfields and pastures. Fireweed leaves look similar to strawberry leaves. This pest has square stems and small pale green flower clusters. Small stinging hairs are…
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Dr. Eric Proskto, UGA Peanut Weed Specialist, educated County Agents on the weed control programs of the 2018 Georgia Peanut Achievement Club growers at a Row Crop Weed Management Training back in December. It is really interesting to see what type of production practices these 15 growers implemented in their peanut production systems. Their average…
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Dr. Corey Bryant and other UGA grain team members have completed updating the 2020 UGA Corn Production Guide and it is available at this link. https://grains.caes.uga.edu/content/dam/caes-subsite/grains/docs/corn/2020-Corn-Production-Guide.pdf
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The Colquitt County Row Crop Weed Management Meeting was last week and Dr. Stanley Culpepper informed area cotton growers about new developments in weed control. Below is a pdf of the of the handout for weed control programs. The handout discusses four steps in developing a weed control program in cotton. These steps include starting…
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Below are the results from the 2019 UGA On Farm Variety Trails. This program consists of County Agents across the state generating cotton variety performance data in a variety of yield environments. We were lucky enough to have three locations in Colquitt County. The results are shown in three different comparisons. One is comparing all…
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The weed control recommendations for weed control in wheat is in the link below. UGA Programs for controlling Ryegrass and Wild Radish in 2019 2020 wheat
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Below are results from a corn demonstration plot conducted in Colquitt County. This demonstration could not be possible without the support of A. Bell Farms, Agri-Gold, Bayer Crop Science, Dyna-Gro, Terral Seed, Croplan Genetics, Pioneer, Progeny Ag, and Local Seed. 2019 Colquitt County Extension Corn Demonstration Results
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It is that time of year again to start thinking about winter annual forages. Variety selection is a very important aspect of these forage systems. These recommended varieties are tested every year and perform well in our environment. Below are recommended winter annual varieties and they are also posted on the UGA Forages Website. If…
Posted in: Hay & Forages