Cotton
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Last week was another exciting one in Colquitt County agriculture. Growers in the area have begun to harvest peanuts and defoliate cotton this past week. The five day forecast for the Moultrie-Colquitt County area is dry and sunny, which is great for the cotton and peanut harvest that is starting. The September edition of the…
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It has been an interesting week in Colquitt County agriculture. The illustration below show the rainfall totals for the last 2 weeks for Colquitt County and the 5 day forecast for Moultrie. Peanut hull maturity clinics this week have been busy. Georgia 06G have been running 140 to 145 days to maturity. Growers need to…
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Another interesting week this week in Colquitt County agriculture. I started to check peanuts for maturity this past week. Regarding Georgia 06G, the samples’ maturities vary greatly, ranging from 130 to 145 days. I will be conducting peanut maturity clinics on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 10:00 am until the end of September.…
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Colquitt County Cotton Defoliation and Peanut Harvest Meeting will be held on September 6, 2022 at noon. The meeting will be held at the Colquitt County Extension office in Moultrie. Drs. Camp Hand and Scott Monfort will be the keynote speakers. If you would like to attend please RSVP at this link.. or call the…
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Deadline for the Southeastern Hay Contest is Fast Approaching. The deadline for the Southeastern Hay Contest is fast approaching. Entries must be POSTMARKED by 9/1/22. As always, the complete rules and entry form are available on our website (www.sehaycontest.com). Winners will be recognized at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in October and it would be great…
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A NGO group is currently petitioning the US EPA to revoke all food use tolerances for the organophosphate class of chemistry. The petitioners request that the Agency revoke all tolerances and cancel all associated registrations for food uses of the following organophosphate pesticides (OPs): Acephate, Densulide, Chlorethoxyfos, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicrotophos, Dimethoate, Ethoprop, Malathion, Naled,…
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Colquitt County Cotton Defoliation and Peanut Harvest Meeting will be held on September 6, 2022 at noon. The meeting will be held at the Colquitt County Extension office in Moultrie. Drs. Camp Hand and Scott Monfort will be the keynote speakers. Cotton: Whitefly has been the topic of discussion again this week. The cotton crop…
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It has been an interesting week in agriculture in Colquitt County. The illustration from NOAA shows the observed rainfall total for the past week. Growers have been starting to irrigate cotton and peanuts again. Corn harvest is starting and whitefly populations are building in area cotton fields. Cotton: Whitefly has been the topic of discussion…
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There has been alot of discussion about diuron in the news lately. Diuron is a very important component of cotton weed control programs for Georgia cotton growers. Dr. Stanley Culpepper expressed his concerns about this situation in a past blog post. Click below to view a letter of support (Dr. Stanley Culpepper has written a document that…
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Cotton: The cotton crop in Colquitt County ranges from first square to fourth week of bloom. Target spot has been noticed in a couple of fields that have a history of this disease and rank growth. These fields are in the third to fourth week of bloom. Stinkbug pressure ranges from 10 to 25 percent and…