Vegetables
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The 2024 production meeting season is fast approaching. Below are the dates for the meetings in January and February 2024. If you would like to attend please fill out online form below. If you have any questions please contact the Colquitt County Extension office. The number is 229-616-7455. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1JZZiXX9k2XkOWaM8FBqNTjoKJMK5R3x-zXbP5ARNkFMZjQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
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Join us for a Virtual Produce Safety Alliance Training on November 1st, 2023. The training will cover the standardized curriculum designed by the Produce Safety Alliance, which meets the regulatory requirements of the Produce Safety Rule under FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act). The course will provide a foundation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and co-management information,…
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This has been a challenging week for the agricultural community in Colquitt County and the big story this week included the strong storms and hail that occurred on Wednesday night. The amount of damage from the hail storm on cotton, corn, and vegetables depends on the location in the county. Pictures of large hail have…
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Below is an article about the chlorpyrifos situation from Dr. Stormy Sparks… We have received many questions about Lorsban in the last week. EPA has provided a prepublication version of the final rule which will revoke all food tolerances. Some changes are possible, but not likely. Upon publication, all food tolerances for chlorpyrifos will be…
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Ty Torrance, UGA Tri County Vegetable Agent , would like to invite all of you to attend a Vegetable Insect and Disease update July 20th at Noon. The meeting will be held in-person at the Extension Ag Complex in Moultrie. This will be an update by Stormy Sparks on Diamondback data collected from the spring…
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Cabbage and leafy green production is huge for Colquitt County. This county is the biggest producer in Georgia for cabbage and various other brassica crops. However, it has not been easy for the growers in this county to produce these crops. Growers have been in a continuous battle with the diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, which is…
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ALERT: Downy Mildew of Cucurbit Detected in Georgia Downy mildew of squash has been detected from Thomas County in Georgia (May 3, 2016). These observations indicate that inoculum of downy mildew is currently in GA and under favorable conditions (cool and wet conditions) potential disease outbreak in cucurbit can occur. I would suggest our cucurbit growers to look for the downy mildew symptoms in their fields and start…
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Over the last two weeks, we have sent many samples to Tifton’s UGA diagnostic lab. So far several cases of Phytophthora capsici have been confirmed on squash and peppers in Colquitt County, as well as, Pythium spp. on watermelons and pseudomonas (Bacterial leaf spot) on collards. The wet weather conditions have been conducive for…
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COLQUITT COUNTY 2016 Vegetable Production Update Thursday, January 28, 2016 12:00pm – 2:00pm Stormy Sparks, Tim Coolong, and Bhabesh Dutta will be discussing vegetable production for 2016. A sponsored lunch will be provided, please call the Colquitt County Extension Office (229)-616-7455 to register for this meeting.
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