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  • Mites!!

    Vegetable producers,   Below are a few words from Stormy Sparks, UGA Vegetable Entomologist, on the current insect situation in vegetables.   Southern armyworm have been reported in multiple tomato fields. This is not unusual. What is unusual is that they have been hard to kill. They have been reported to have come through a…

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  • University of Georgia Extension has some of the best Extension Agents in the U.S.! Some of the best examples can be found on our Forage Extension Team. They have co-written a newsletter series entitled Georgia Forage News. The latest edition addresses three major topics: 1) summer annual forages, 2) weed control strategies for pastures and…

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  • Dennis Hancock, UGA Forage Agronomist, is organizing a webinar on stem maggot.  Join us on May 20th at 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. from the comfort of your own home or office. We will be broadcasting a webinar with the latest information about the bermudagrass stem maggot and other forage insects. The webinar is free…

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  • 1. Avoid heavy dew (pooling when spray) on cotton plants. 2. Avoid extreme conditions (wet, dry, cold, hot). 3. Avoid “Thripy” cotton. 4. Additional additives (other than those labeled) will increase injury without improving weed control. 5. Apply proper GPA; low GPA may increase injury. 6. Succulent growing cotton is more sensitive. 7. Cotton growth…

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  • I have received some questions about Reflex and its application to watermelon, squash, and pumpkin. These new herbicidal tools are a result of cooperative efforts involving The University of Georgia, Syngenta, IR-4, The Georgia Department of Agriculture, The Georgia Agricultural Commission for Vegetables, and Industry. It is critical that county agents help growers understand that…

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  • Summer Annual Forages

    This time of year, I often get questions about what type of summer annual forages to plant in Colquitt County. Warm season annual grasses are established from seed and are productive during spring and summer. Plantings of warm season annual grasses can be made in the spring as soon as the soil temperature (at a…

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  • This year has been great and getting to know all of you has been a pleasure. I have sincerely enjoyed being your county extension agent. You all have made me feel so welcome, and I couldn’t be more thankful! I look forward to seeing you in 2014! Merry Christmas from the Colquitt County Extension Office! “For unto…

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  • I recently received the following pest alert from University of Florida Extension Agents…….We have a significant outbreak of crown rust on oats state-wide in Florida. Last year, this new strain infected and killed most of our research oats at Quincy and Marianna. ALL SOUTHEASTERN OATS appear to be susceptible to this new crown rust strain. It would…

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  • The results from the 2013 UGA OnFarm Cotton Variety Performance Evaluation Program are in, and this data is illustrated in the attached slides (see link below).  The first slide illustrates the location of these trials and the range of geography captured in this program.  In the second slide, varieties are ranked according to their average…

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  • The Georgia Cotton Commission’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the Commission’s 7th Annual Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. The program speakers are Mark Messura, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, Cotton Incorporated; Dr. Gary Adams, Vice President, Cotton Policy and Economics, National Cotton Council; Ronnie…

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