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Cool and wet weather has vegetable growers looking for information on disease management in vegetables. Below are links to vegetable spray guides for commercial growers. Cabbage https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/documents/BroccoliCabbageFungicideSprayPrograms2014.pdf Tomatoes https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/documents/SGATomatoFungicideSprayPrograms2014.pdf Squash https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/documents/SquashFungicideSprayPrograms2014.pdf Pepper https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/documents/PepperFungicideSprayPrograms2014.pdf Watermelon https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/documents/WatermelonFungicideSprayPrograms2014.pdf Other guides https://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/extension/VegetableSprayGuides.html
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Peanuts: Below are some questions that I have been getting about peanut production. Warrant Label Change!! Eric Prostko, UGA Weed Scientist, has an update on a new supplemental label for Warrant for peanuts. 1) Preplant soil incorporated (PPI) applications together with Prowl, Sonalan, or Strongarm are not recommended due to the increased risk for crop…
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Below are a few words from Bob Kemerait, UGA Peanut Pathologist, on some new things coming out in peanut disease and nematode management. He will go over this in detail at the Row Crop Disease Meeting coming up on Colquitt County Row Crop Disease Meeting, Feb 18 at 6 pm. 1. The 2015 Peanut…
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The Southeastern Hay Contest continues to evolve. This year, it is undergoing a massive change!!! Since 2004, the Southeastern Hay Contest has been spotlighting high quality hay and forage production in the Southeast. The SE Hay Contest is run in conjunction with the Sunbelt Ag Expo and our winners are announced each year on the…
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I have been getting a few calls from Colquitt County growers about aphids in small grain forages. Below are a few comments from Dr. Dennis Hancock on the current forage insect situation. For those with planted small grains (especially oats), I just wanted to give you a heads up. We have had numerous reports of oats and…
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Listed below are some new herbicides available in 2015. This information was provided by Dr. Eric Prostko, UGA Weed Specialist: Some New Herbicide Formulations for 2015 (Prostko) Here is the slate of new herbicide formulations that you might read or hear about somewhere. I have indicated if I have any data on these products (Culpepper…
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The UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and the UGA Cooperative Extension Service have once again joined forces to conduct a survey about the impacts feral swine are having in Georgia. Feral swine – also called feral pigs, feral hogs, wild pigs, wild hogs, and wild boar – can have multiple impacts on…
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Due to low cotton prices, there is a lot of interest in peanut production this year. Below is the update 2015 UGA Peanut Update. 2015peanutupdate Included in this update from the UGA Peanut Team includes budgets, crop rotation effects on peanuts, a cultivar update and other new information in peanut production.
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Colquitt County Peanut Production Meeting, Jan 26th at 6 pm. Dr. Scott Monfort, UGA Peanut Agronomist, will be on hand to give area growers an update on the current peanut situation and new production practices. Colquitt County Vegetable Update, Jan 30 at noon. Keynote speakers are Dr. Tim Coolong, Extension Horticulturalist, Dr. Stormie Sparks, Extension Entomologist, and Mr.…
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Ag Forecast is an annual seminar series presented by the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in partnership with Georgia Farm Bureau and the Georgia Department of Agriculture. We invite you to join us at one of our seminars this year to discuss crops, commodities, and agricultural economics. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr.…