Corn
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From Dr. Bob Kemerait: “1. Soybean rust continues to spread in our kudzu patches on the Coastal Plain. We know it is in Seminole, Decatur, Lowndes, Montgomery, Telfair, and Appling Counties in kudzu. No detection’s in soybeans yet.2. Northern corn leaf blight– note two pictures sent to me by Cindy Meadows and Rome Ethredge from…
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Morning all, Other then scouting our watermelons, which are running well but with some Fusarium wilt popping up and a bit beat up from the rains, I started looking at some of our first peanuts yesterday to be planted in Crisp. These early planted peanuts (pictured below) have started cracking through the heavy moist soil.…
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From Dr. Bob Kemerait: “We have had significant rain in Tifton over the past 24 hours; I know many you probably received even more than we did. A few notes for you today: 1. Asian soybean rust is now confirmed on kudzu in Seminole and Lowndes Counties. Weather like we are having now (and more…
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From Dr. Bob Kemerait: We now have an automated version of “Peanut Rx 2020” on the UGA Peanut Extension website. I will be putting the current Industry Peanut Rx programs up there as well. Much, but not all, of our corn is planted now. Talking with Rome Ethredge yesterday, I recognize that some of our earliest corn…
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From Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Plant Pathology Extension Specialist: “We have been allowed to continue our survey of kudzu old growth/regrowth in Georgia. Last week we surveyed from Midville/Burke County in the east to Plains in the west and numerous locations in-between and south. The first thing to note is that (no surprise) kudzu is…
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Growers in Crisp Co that were affected by Hurricane Michael are eligible to apply for these grants which were formally announced yesterday. This means we have a timeline for the application process, here’s GDA’s summary: “The Georgia Department of Agriculture will begin accepting online applications for the $347 million in block grant funds on March 18,…
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By: Rome Ethredge Folks are getting planters ready and making sure everything is in working order. Here’s some good planting info, mostly from the UGA Corn production guide. Do not underestimate the importance of good plant stands. Improper establishment will have a negative impact on yield as corn can be sensitive to planting depth, thick…
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Thanks to everyone who came out to Crisp’s 2020 Corn/soybean Production meeting. Special thanks to our sponsors, caterer (BJ’s Diner) and speaker, Rome Ethredge. Also, happy to have had Dr. Cory Bryant introduce himself as the new Corn, Soybean, and Small Grain Specialist at UGA. He received his Ph.D in Agronomy from Mississippi State University…
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The Ag Forecast in Tifton was last Friday. Below are handouts which recap the “takeaways” for each commodity covered: The meeting started with call outs to all the VIP’s in the audience like Reps from Sam Perdue’s office, local Chamber of Commerce members, Rep Austin Scott and many more. Austin Scott said a few words…
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I know y’all are soil sampling, selling equipment, buying implements, watching the forecast/rain, making planting choices….etc. On top of your daily routine there’s all these meetings to keep track of. We had a wonderful turnout for this past Mondays Peanut meeting, over 50 people. Will be sending out the info from the meeting soon. SE…
Posted in: Corn, Cotton, Disease, Economics, Grains/Small Grain, Insect, Livestock, Pecans, Soybeans, Vegetables, Watermelon, Weed Science