Weed Managment
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In this issue: Corn Situation. Jassids, PGR Responsiveness of Varieties (Camp Hand), Cotton insects, Peanuts, and forage insect situation. Screwworm Survey Corn: The corn stage of development ranges from early dent to black layer. If you experienced drought or issues at the end of the season or stopped irrigating too early, the chart below provides…
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Articles in this month’s issue include: The link to the newsletter is below. https://www.ugacotton.com/vault/file/July-Cotton-Team-Newsletter-2.pdf
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Topics of this newsletter includes corn irrigation and the southern rust situation, boron in cotton and peanuts, weed control issues, bermudagrass stem maggot and the pasture mealy bug. Current situation: The local cotton crop ranges from just emerged to first bloom. The corn crop ranges from blister to 80% milk line. The peanut crop ranges…
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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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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. Proskto 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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Dr. Culpepper gives cotton growers his thoughts on ryegrass and residual herbicides. Please pay attention to the residual herbicide section of this blog post. Ryegrass that cannot be controlled with Roundup has been documented in Georgia and complaints of Roundup “missing” ryegrass are rising very quickly. Be certain to document fields where these escapes are…
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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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If you missed the UPW Training in Moultrie last week, there are several other opportunities in the near future in Mitchell, Brooks, and Tift Counties. If you are interested in attending any of these trainings, the information about times and locations is posted on the flyer below. If you have questions, please contact your local…