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Georgia Department of Agriculture is partnering with the University of Georgia to host a webinar about the invasive Asian Longhorned Tick and its recent identification in Georgia. The presentation will cover basic information about the tick and then discuss surveillance, prevention, and treatment strategies. The presentation is geared towards producers, inspectors, ag teachers, and extension…
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I have received a call or two about army worms in winter annual grazing from cattlemen in Colquitt County. Fall army worm, beet army worm, yellow-striped army worm, and cutworm infestations usually occur in the fall on seedling plants. What is the economic threshold for this pest in winter grazing? According to the 2021 UGA…
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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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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…