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  • Winter Ag Production Meetings 2021 Winter ag production meetings will be conducted using Zoom (video conference) in which our speakers will be joining remotely. You can watch from your computer at home, or at the Cook Extension Office. We will plan to offer the meetings in the Extension Ag Mtg Room at the Cook Extension…

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  • Lots of information from trial results. Below are 1) Protocol used in trial, 2) White Mold Ratings, 3) Yield Comparison and 4) Profit Comparison. Leaf spot and TSWV was insignificant in this trial. Please call me if you have questions or want more info on these trial results. Tucker 229-507-8862

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  • LATE SEASON PEANUT DISEASE MANAGEMENT Lots of white mold in peanuts now as weather conditions have been almost perfect for white mold in peanuts this year. Here are some comments from Kemeriat about late season peanut disease management: “Three weeks to go until you are projected to dig the peanuts and little-or-no disease in the…

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  • Peanut Maturity

    The Cook County Extension Office will be checking peanuts to estimate digging dates.  You can bring your peanut samples by the Cook Co Extension office or I’m set up to do it at your location. Either way, call me to do this when you are ready 229-507-8862.  I have no set dates or times. To…

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  • Snails in Pecans

    This is from UGA Pecan Entomologist Dr. Angel Acebes Doria. In recent days, we have heard several reports of snails associated with young irrigated pecan trees. They have been seen congregating on tree trunks and on the foliage. Some have reported seeing snails in and around irrigation emitters. Normally, snails are not considered pests in…

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  • See “Sampling and Managing Whiteflies in Georgia Cotton”

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  • These are more likely to be found in hot dry weather; in skippy stands, with lots of dirt showing (especially deep sands); non irrigated fields. We cannot keep bare soil wet enough to eliminate the pest with irrigation.Once the row middles are covered, we generally see fewer LCB if rainfall and/or irrigation are adequate. While…

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  • Lots of interest in peanut fungicides now that its time to start spraying. Here are the peanut fungicide programs evaluated last year, their costs and white mold ratings. Lots more info on this trial than what is shown here. call me if you want more information. Tucker 229-507-8862

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  • Dicamba Update

    From Dr. Stanley Culpepper, Dicamba (A. S. Culpepper).  On June 8, 2020 the U.S. EPA released critical information on Engenia, Fexapan, and XtendiMax. The entire release can be found at https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-offers-clarity-farmers-light-recent-court-vacatur-dicamba-registrations Please visit the website for details; however, below are the details of the order: “Details of the Order EPA’s order addresses sale, distribution, and…

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  • Southern Corn Rust

    Southern corn rust found in Madison Co. FL yesterday (June 3) just south of the Georgia line.  With approaching weather this weekend, I advise growers in Deep South Central and deep Southeast Georgia to consider a fungicide application if their corn is nearing tassel or beyond. Fungicides like Tebuconazole and other single mode of action…

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