Peanuts
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All About The Pod, Season 13, Season 4 — Rainy Conditions, Planting, and Pest Updates https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-xgfe2-1ad7d28
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This article was dated May 18, 2026 by Eric Prostko, UGA Peanut Weed Specialist. Many peanut growers are likely to begin or already have begun treating their fields with early-postemergence (“cracking”) applications of Gramoxone (paraquat). Here are a few tips for success as well as some pictures from “cracking” treatments that I applied just last…
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Insect scouting schools will be conducted on June 1, 2026 at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton and June 9, 2026 at the Southeast Research and Education Center in Midville. Crops covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean. These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage, natural enemies, and scouting procedures.…
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This has been an interesting couple of weeks in Colquitt County agriculture. The local corn crop ranges from V6 to R1. The cotton crop ranges from not planted to 2 leaf. The crop progress report released on May 10 reported that 24% of the Georgia cotton crop and 28% of the Georgia peanut crop had…
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Below is a great article about Potash in peanut production from the UGA peanut team. As we move through key production decisions this season, one nutrient that continues todeserve close attention in peanut systems is potassium (K). While potassium is essentialfor plant health, vigor, and yield formation, it must be carefully managed in peanutproduction to…
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The Colquitt County area received much-needed rainfall over the early part of the past weekend. Rainfall totals ranged from The precipitation should help improve soil moisture levels enough for many local producers to begin planting cotton and peanuts this week. The illistration below shows rainfall totals from this past weekend. According to the USDA Crop…
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I have been getting numerous calls about herbicides and the dry weather conditions we have been experiencing over the last few months. Dr. Prostko has some “words of wisdom” about this subject and discusses “naked” herbicide programs. No doubt the current drought conditions are on everyone’s mind. Thus, I have been getting tons of inquiries…
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Over the last couple days rainfall have ranged from 0 to approximately 1 inch. The Colquitt County area is in dire need of rain as planting season is here. Cattle producers are running out of hay and pastures are nonexistent. Pam Knox, UGA Climatologist, hosted a drought webinar last Friday and if you are interested…
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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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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.…