Jeremy Kichler
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Results from the 2016 Colquitt County Corn Variety Demonstration can be seen below. Thank you to all the seed sources and people who assisted with the planting, managing and harvesting of this project. 2016-colquitt-county-corn-variety-demonstration
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It is October and it is time to think about overseeding your pastures. Warm season perennial forage crops like bermudagrass and bahiagrass supply forage for about five or six months. Overseeding these pastures with winter annuals can provide an additional 80 to 100 days of high quality forage. Fall overseeding usually does not provide fall…
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At the cotton defoliation meeting that was held last week at the Colquitt County Extension office, Jared Whitaker brought up some good points to consider for this upcoming cotton harvest season. Defoliation Timing: Cotton defoliation is a sensitive process. For a successful harvest, defoliation must be carefully timed and carried out. Poor defoliation can lower…
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When growers bring in peanut samples to County Extension maturity clinics, often they ask about when to terminate fungicide applications. Well, it all depends on their particular disease situation they are facing. Bob Kemerait, UGA Peanut Plant Pathologist, has given some great suggestions to answer these questions.. Below are some typical situations that peanut…
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Up Coming Meetings: Georgia Cattlemen’s Regional Roundup Tuesday, August 23, 2016 This event will be held at the Colquitt County Extension Office and starts at 6 PM. If you are interesting in attending please RSVP to the Georgia Cattlemen’s office in Macon, 478-474-6560. Colquitt County Cotton Defoliation and Peanut Maturity Update Monday, August…
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Below is a brief update on Stored Grain Protectants from Dr. Michael D. Toews, UGA Entomologist. Update on Stored Grain Protectants: I am getting many calls about treating shelled corn as it goes into storage. Here is a primer on products and efficacy from my recent tests in Georgia. Actellic 5E (labeled for corn). This…
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With hot temperatures, growers may be more likely to note stress-symptoms resulting from damaged root and vascular symptoms caused by plant-parasitic nematodes and/or Fusarium wilt. While there is nothing to be done now, growers should note where nematodes and Fusarium wilt are causing damage in a field and let us help them make decisions for…
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Very low levels of Southern rust were found early this week (6-27-16) in a corn variety trial in Colquitt County. The corn was in early dent stage of development so yield should not be impacted. Below is picture of southern rust. Presently the majority of the corn in the county is late dough to…
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You will find in the link below the latest edition of the UGA Forage Extension Team Newsletter. It includes articles on: Bermudagrass as an Equine Forage – by Lucy Ray, Morgan County CEC Utilizing Summer Annuals – by Sam Ingram, Effingham County CEA Water Use Efficiency in Forage Grasses – by Jeremy Kichler,…
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Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Management: Bermudagrass hay producers need to be out scouting their hay fields for bermudagrass stem maggot damage. I have noticed damage in some Colquitt County hays fields this week (6-21-16). According to Dr. Dennis Hancock, reports of bermudagrass stem maggot are starting to come in from south Georgia. Let’s discuss some management tips for…