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  • Current Situation: Rain over the past week has been a blessing.    Lesser corn stalk borers have been to topic in peanuts.  Cotton is being side-dressed with nitrogen.  The corn crop ranges from blister stage to ½ milk line. The illustration below shows rainfall amounts for last Saturday. Rainfall amounts ranged from under an inch to…

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  • Current Situation: It does not take long for dry weather to set in. Cotton crop ranges from 1 leaf to 2nd week of bloom. Plant bug populations are building in some fields. Lesser cornstalk borer has been a topic of conversation among peanut growers. The corn crop has reached peak water requirements during this hot…

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  • Articles in this month’s issue include: 1. Squaring Cotton and Plant Monitoring (Josh Lee, John Snider, Camp Hand) 2. June Cotton Irrigation Update (Phillip Edwards, David Hall, Daniel Lyon, JasonMallard, Wesley Porter) 3. Opportunity for Early-Season Disease Management (Bob Kemerait) 4. Knowing the Nutritional Status of your Cotton (Henry Sintim and Glen Harris) 5. Using…

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  • EPISODE 15, Season 2 In this episode, Dr. Scott Monfort talked peanuts with Dr. Glen Harris, Dr. Scott Tubbs, Dr. Mark Abney, and Dr. Wes Porter. The peanut team continued to talk about the ongoing planting season, deer damage and insects. You can listen to this episode here.

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  • Last week was another exciting week in Colquitt County agriculture. Drier conditions have set in but there is a possibility for rain next week. The cotton crop ranges from just planted to 8 leaf. The local corn crop ranges from v10 to blister stage. The peanut crop ranges from just planted to around 50 days…

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  • Current Situation:  The weather was drier this past week.  The cotton crop ranges from squaring to just planted.  Post emerge herbicide applications are being applied in some cotton fields.  The peanut crop ranges from just planted to blooming.  The corn crop ranges from V10-pollination.    As May is in the books, let’s look at the…

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  • Be sure to check out the latest UGA Peanut and Cotton Team Podcast Episodes below: Below is a link to the fifth episode of the Talkin’ Cotton Podcast, which is largely a discussion on our current situation revolving around wetter weather. Thoughts on insect and weed management, being good stewards of agrochemicals and technology, planter…

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  • Topics included in the Southeast Georgia Pecan Press newsletter include: I have received a question or two about drift on pecan trees. The “Herbicide Injury of Pecan” publication has good information on this subject. In this blog post, Dr. Wells explains what is most likely to happen in these situations along with his and Dr.…

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  • Current Situation: Rainfall amounts this past week have ranged from 2–3 inches. The forecast for this week calls for more rain, which will make cotton and peanut planting a challenge. The cotton crop ranges from just being planted to the four leaf stage. Thrip pressure has been low to moderate, depending on what insecticide was…

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