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  • Apr 28, 2021 | Written by Simerjeet Virk – Assistant Professor & Extension Precision Ag Specialist Department of Crop and Soil Sciences University of Georgia – Tifton Campus Generally, a thorough planter check before planting and regular in-season planter checks are recommended to avoid any planting issues or mistakes that can cause a significant emergence and/or yield impact.…

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  • Thank You,Jeremy KichlerColquitt County Extension Coordinator229-921-1977

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  • Thank you for your time, please contact your extension agent if you have any questions. Thank You,Jeremy KichlerColquitt County Extension Cordinator229-921-1977

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  • It is amazing how much rain we received last weekend in Colquitt County. I have had reports of rainfall amounts from 3.5 to 7 inches of rain in this area and a report or two of small hail. Below is information from Dr. Pam Knox on rainfall amounts from the past week from her blow…

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  • Topics this week includes infurrow treatments for cotton and peanut. Nitrogen applications and weed control in corn. Thoughts on cotton weed control… BURNDOWN: Palmer amaranth must not be emerged when planting, regardless of cotton cultivar planted.    Standard programs using Valor (before Palmer emergence), Direx, and Gramoxone + Direx are advised. Dicamba or 2,4-D would be…

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  • Topics this week include sulfur fertilization in corn, tissue sampling in corn, summer annual forages, sampling baleage and lawn burweed. How can I take the paraquat test? Before  mixing, loading, and/or applying paraquat, new labels require the completion of on-line training https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/paraquat-dichloride-training-certified-applicators approved by the U.S. EPA.  Thanks to the National Pesticide Safety Education Center, GDA…

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  • Thrips infest nearly all cotton acres in Georgia every year.  This is the only insect pest that a preventive insecticide treatment is recommended.  Agronomic and management practices can influence the risk and severity of infestations.  Let’s discuss a few tips on managing thrips in cotton… Use a preventive insecticide at planting. Thrips infest near 100…

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  • Topics in this edition of the Southeast Georgia Pecan Newsletter includes. Low-Input Profitability Dieback and Decline of Mature Trees Avalon Pollinators Pecan Budmoth Phosphite on Non-Bearing Trees

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  • Below are various questions I received this week. They include forage moisture, weed control in corn and cotton, and Aspergillus crown rot. Also during the last couple of weeks we planted a few on farm corn demonstrations. What should my forage moisture be for baled silage? Considering all factors, the optimum whole-plant moisture for baled…

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  • The UGA Cotton newsletter is now posted on the UGA Cotton Team website and is available here: https://www.ugacotton.com/vault/file/April-2021-Newsletter.pdf. Articles in this month’s issue include: Using Pesticides Wisely 2021 and Paraquat Training Update (Stanley Culpepper, UGA and JesseKelly and Jennifer Wren, GDA) Considerations for Peak Planter Performance (Simer Virk and Wesley Porter) Early season disease and…

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