Peanuts
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The Georgia Peanut Commission is hosting a Farm Bill Listening Session on August 30, 2021 at the Tift County Extension office. The Tift County Extension office is located at 1468 Carpenter Road South, Tifton, Georgia 31794. The listening sessions will help prepare for the 2023 Farm Bill. If you would like more information please go…
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The Colquitt County Cooperative Extension will be offering peanut hull scrape clinics starting on Wednesday, September 1. The clinics will be offered every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until the end of September from 8:30 am to 10 am at the Colquitt County Extension office. Below is information about peanut variety maturity ranges. Taking a good…
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Looking ahead over the next week to 10 days, the forecast is for warmer temperatures and high humidity. This will create very favorable conditions for white mold and leaf spot on peanut- your growers must get after it in the fields. We will likely see more areolate mildew and target spot on cotton. Got areolate…
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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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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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Corn: Southern Rust has been reported in Coffee and Colquitt Counties this week. Area corn ranges from pre tassel to post pollination stage of development. Which growers are at highest risk? According to Bob Kemerait, because the rust (which was well established in the field) was found in Coffee County, I would say any corn…
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Current Situation: Happy Memorial Day! The majority of the cotton and peanut crop is planted. Corn is reaching critical moisture requirements as the crop is approaching tassel and pollination. Peanut growers are asking about cracking spray options. Cotton growers are starting to apply weed control and thrips pressure has been high in some area fields.…
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I have had a few questions about cracking spray treatments on peanut. Below are a few words from Dr. Eric Prostko, UGA Weed Specialist on this subject. Peanut growers should now be evaluating the success of their PRE weed control programs and deciding on the need for early postemergence or “cracking” herbicide applications. Here are…
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Dr. Wes Porter, UGA Irrigation Specialist, has provided a few tips on irrigation. As we all know we are predicted to have some extremely high temperatures over the next week or so, and are not predicted to receive any rainfall in the “long-term” forecast. He has compiled some recommendations and considerations for our three major…