Small Grains
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Last year sorghum producers struggled with sugarcane aphid in Colquitt County. I received questions about how to manage sugarcane aphid and some fields were treated for this pest. Dr. David Buntin, UGA Entomologist, has some management tips for sugarcane aphid. Management Practices for SCA Aphid 1) Plant early – Although the aphid was not in Georgia…
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The Colquitt County area has had rain this week and the area wheat crop is around Feekes stage 10 of development. This has sparked some questions and concerns about fusarium head blight. Below are some questions that I have been getting about this subject and would like to thank Dr. Alfredo Martinez, UGA Plant Pathologist, for…
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I have been getting a few questions about wheat production over the last few days. The first set of questions concern weed control. Area growers need to determine growth stage of their wheat crop in order to select herbicide options. Below is a figure that shows wheat growth stages and herbicide timing based on wheat growth stages. Currently, (second…
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This time of year small grain weed control questions are common. Growers need to be out in their fields looking for several things. Things to consider include growth stage of the crop at the time of application. This has an impact on herbicide choice. Questions like the following can also influence herbicide selection. Do you have…
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Wheat is categorized commonly by the Feekes scale 1 (emergence) to 11 (mature). The most difficult task in describing wheat-growth stage is determining leaf and tiller number. To determine leaf number, position the plant so that the first true leaf is on the left. Since winter wheat has an alternate leaf arrangement, the next leaf…
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Due to commodity prices, growers are trying to figure out the most profitable mix of commodities to grow on their farm. Below is a link to the 2015 UGA Peanut Budgets. The four budgets include dryland and irrigated production cost estimates for conventional and striptill peanuts. 2015 uga peanut budgets Also below are two tables…
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Over the last couple of days I have received a few questions concerning seeding rates and fertility for wheat. Below are some thoughts about early season wheat production and how those decisions can affect yield. Seeding rates: Some area growers establish wheat by broadcasting and incorporating with a disc or do all. In general, establishing wheat by using a drill…
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I received a question about early harvest aid applications in soybeans from an area grower last week. Eric Prostko, UGA Weed Scientist, recently sent out some information on this subject. Soybean growers who want to use paraquat as a harvest aid, should be warned not to apply too early. Early applications (>40% seed moisture) will…
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I was recently in a sorghum field with Amber Arrington, Colquitt County Ag Agent, around Moultrie, GA and found some populations of the white sugar cane aphid. Below are a couple of pictures of what we are seeing. David Buntin, Grain Crop Entomologist with the University of Georgia has given us an update on the current…
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The Georgia 2013-2014 Small Grain Performance Tests data (Annual Publication 100-6) is now available on the UGA Statewide Variety Testing website: www.swvt.uga.edu
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