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  • Corn and Fungicide Application Update

    As of today (June 6), no southern corn rust has been found in Georgia or reported in neighboring states.  Below are reminders from Bob Kemerait that were posted here last week. “”Corn Growers, especially under irrigated conditions and those with good yield potential, should have their finger firmly on the fungicide trigger and begin to […]

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  • Tire Amnesty Event Week

    June 5 – June 10. Monday – Saturday Location: Cook County Landfill. 1006 M.J. Taylor Rd. Adel, GA 31620 Participation is free and open to Cook County residents only. Proof of residency may be requested. No commercial participation is allowed. Acceptable items include Big truck and tractor tires, car tires, light duty truck tires, whole […]

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  • Corn and Southern Rust

    To date no Southern Rust has been detected in corn in GA or any bordering states.  Below are comments from Dr. Kemerait on the disease. “If disease, especially southern rust, is known to be in the area, I would squeeze the trigger (apply fungicide).  However, if southern rust is not found, or conditions are not […]

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  • Valor/Peanut Injury – Prostko

    A few things to remember: 1) This is not a new problem.  Valor injury has occurred somewhere in GA since it was first registered way back in 2001; and 2) History and lots of data suggest that most peanut fields suffering from Valor damage will recover without yield losses.  Note in the graphs that these […]

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  • Downy Mildew of Cucurbit Detected in Brooks County 

    From Dr. Bhabesh Dutta: Downy mildew has been detected on cucumber in Brooks County by Mr. Will Brown. These observations indicate that inoculum of downy mildew is currently in southern GA counties and under favorable conditions potential disease outbreak in cucurbit crops can occur. I would suggest our cucurbit growers to look for the downy mildew symptoms in their fields and start applying protective spray of below stated fungicides. Watermelon: […]

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  • Thrips and TSWV Management Reminders for 2023

    Peanut planting time has arrived in Georgia, and that means thrips season is here as well. Many of the decisions a peanut grower makes at planting will affect the risk of thrips infestation and the risk of Tomato spotted wilt disease. By now, growers should have a plan for managing thrips and TSWV, but here […]

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  • Soil Temps and Planting

    Soil Temperatures and Planting Corn, Cotton, and Peanuts Below are desired soil temps needed for corn, peanuts, cotton and soybean.  These temperatures need to be an average among several days without threat of colder temperatures in the future. Corn at 2″ soil depth should be 55 degrees minimum for 3 consecutive days.Peanut at 4″ soil depth should be consistent […]

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  • Pre-Plant Burndown Info

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  • UGA Pecan Beginners Class & Georgia Pecan Conference

    The UGA Pecan Beginners Class will be held this year in conjunction with the Georgia Pecan Conference. The Conference will be held March 28-30, 2023 in Perry, GA. The Beginners Class is held on March 28 and will include the basics of pecan production form start to finish. See below for the complete schedule of […]

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  • Next UPW Mtg Info

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