Corn
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What is in this edition? Current Situation: The drought monitor this week, which was released on April 7, shows that 100% of Georgia is experiencing some type of drought conditions. Ninety-four percent of the Colquitt County area is experiencing D4 drought conditions. Corn:The local corn crop ranges from just planted to V6. Early season irrigation requirements…
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In this issue: Current situation: It is dry! The corn crop ranges from just planted to V5. Most of the local wheat is past anthesis, and some growers are irrigating. Forage producers are cutting oats for baleage. This week’s drought monitor shows that 94% of Colquitt County is experiencing D4, or exceptional drought conditions. This…
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Table of contents: Current situation: It is dry! There were producers cutting and baling oats for baleage last week. A few calls about wheat irrigation. Corn planting is in progress. The corn crop ranges from just planted to V4. The wheat crop ranges from early boot to anthesis. The drought monitor shows that all of…
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I had a question or two about using dicamba for preplant burndown in corn. Dr. Prostko has a few comments on this subject below. It has come to my attention that the recommendations for preplant/burndown applications of dicamba for field corn in the UGA Pest Control Handbook are NOT sufficiently described. After closer review of the…
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Corn planting time is around the corner for Colquitt County corn growers. To increase your chances of avoiding yield-limiting disease pressure, corn should be planted as early as possible. At planting soil temperatures at the 2-inch depth should be at or exceed 55o F. Germination progresses slowly at temperatures between 55 and 60o F and…
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The Colquitt County Row Crop Weed Management is scheduled for Monday, February 16, 2026. The meeting starts at 12:00PM and A meal will be served. UGA Extension Cotton Weed Scientist Stanley Culpepper and UGA Extension Weed Specialist Eric Prostko will be our guest speakers. Eric will cover weed management in corn, peanuts and grain sorghum.…
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The 2026 UGA Corn Short Course is planned for January 20, 2026. This meeting will be held at the UGA Conference Center in Tifton, GA. There is a registration of fee for this event. The early registration fee is $10, and available until January 15th, registration at the door is $15. The pre-registration link is below.…
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Happy New Year! The Colquitt County area received some much needed rain of the weekend. The Drought Monitor indicated that 72.69% of Colquitt County was suffering from D3 conditions. Rainfall amounts over the weekend ranged from 0.5 to 0.7 inches. According to the Drought Monitor, drought conditions will persist through January. Below are questions that…
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Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!! The Colquitt County Extension office will be closing for Thanksgiving tomorrow afternoon, and we will reopen on Monday, December 1, 2025. Harvest is coming to end and the dry weather continues across the state. According to the drought monitor, 100% of Colquitt County is suffering from D3 or extreme…
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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…