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  • Dr. Camp Hand has a few thoughts on cotton defoliation this week… First, this week it’s gonna be cool. Once we get past Wednesday, highs hardly come out of the 60s, and lows are going to be in the 30s to 40s. As we all know, cotton growth and development are based on DD60s, with…

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  • Below are a few words from Scott Monfort, UGA Peanut Agronomist, about peanut harvest and the upcoming cold weather this weekend. There is a misconception that temperatures in the upper 40’s and lower 50’s shut down the plant. Those temperatures will slow the maturation down but it will not cause it to stop. The “normal”…

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  • Thank you for your time, please call your local extension agent with any questions Thank You, Jeremy KichlerColquitt County Extension Coordinator229-921-1977

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  • Asian Longhorn Tick Webinar

    Dr. Nancy Hinkle, UGA Entomologist, has provided information about a webinar educating people about the Asian Longhorn tick. This insect was discovered in Georgia last month for the first time. This webinar will go over the biology of this pest as well as its current status in Georgia. This event will take place on Thursday,…

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  • As you have heard many times before, Culpepper and I have been encouraging growers to consider the use of post-harvest (field corn) tactics (tillage, mowing, herbicides) to help manage the soil seedbank for weeds such as Palmer amaranth and tropical spiderwort. The pictures below are from one of my corn fields that I recently treated…

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  • Rome Ethredge, CEA-retired and Dewey Lee, Professor-retired University of Georgia 1). Use deep tillage to disrupt hard pans.Wheat responds well to deep tillage when hard pans are present in our soils, particularlysandy soils. Prepare soils for planting by first tilling with a V-ripper, chisel plow, paraplow orsubsoiler. Firm the seed bed with a cultipacker or…

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  • It’s that time of year again when you need to make a decision about which grain varieties to plant. Choosing the right variety for the region, field, and management practices is one of the most important decisions a grower will make in terms of profitable production. With so many differences between varieties, it is critical…

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  • If you are interested in the 2021 Wheat OVT data it is available at the link below. 2021 Preliminary Wheat Info at this link   https://swvt.uga.edu/content/dam/caes-subsite/statewide-variety-testing/docs/performance-trials/2021/Winter-20-21-Preliminary-Results.pdf UGA Wheat Production Guide from last year has lots of useful info and is at this link https://grains.caes.uga.edu/content/dam/caes-subsite/grains/docs/wheat/2020-2021-Wheat-Production-Guide.pdf If you have any questions please contact your local county Extension Agent.

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