Cotton
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Some meetings have gone by but many still to come. Below is the updated list of virtual production meetings which are all open to the public and free. Master Production Meeting List – 2021 Best Wishes, Joshua Grant (229)-417-7062
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Jan 19 @ 6-8:30p – Virtual + 20 person max Crisp Co Viewing Session Jan 28 @ 9:30a-noon – Virtual + 20 person max Crisp Co Viewing Session Feb 2 @ 6-8:30p – Virtual Feb 24 @ 9:30a-noon – Virtual + 20 person max Crisp Co Viewing Session Crisp Co will host three in-person viewing…
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Due to COVID all 2021 production meetings can be viewed virtually via Zoom. A select few, highlighted/bold below, will be offered in-person @ the Crisp Co Extension office with limited (20 people max) seating. Thus far: Cotton- Jan 19 @ 6-8:30p Jan 28 @ 9:30a-noon Feb 2 @ 6-8:30p Feb 24 @ 9:30a-noon Peanut- …
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Andrew Sawyer, UGA SE Area Pecan Agent talks with Shane Curry, Appling Co ANR Agent, about purslane control here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewsawyer-2/uga-pecan-update-september-2020 Andrew mentions at the closing of the above radio spot about signing-up for the GA Pecan Growers Annual Conference, which has moved online. Here’s the registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3515960610539/WN_UYdVw69eTfWOcFrcNMW15A Tomorrow (at the time of writing this)…
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Fall Gardening & Lawn Care Web Series Thursdays, 6:30-7:30p, starting Oct 8th Registration here: https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3kjXhtsPgDvebQh Flyer here: Fall Gardening Series 2020 Cotton & Peanut Research Virtual Field Day Press Release from GA Peanut Commission: PERRY/TIFTON, Ga. (Aug. 27, 2020) – The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, will…
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Started blasting some early planted (first half of April) peanut samples yesterday. On the maturity board they were behind, maybe ready around 155-165 days versus the average 140 DAP timeline for GA-06G’s. Stand issues, cool-wet spring, and abnormally dry summer could all be contributing factors. With many fields having been re-planted to fill skippy stands,…
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Summer field days and Ag meetings throughout the state have moved online over the past few months. Below are a few past/future viewing opportunities. Southeast Research and Education Center in Midville Virtual Field Day 2020 About 2hours, topics with time stamps below: Implementation of Variable Rate Irrigation – Wes Porter – 2:40 Cotton Insect Pest…
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“Our trapping results clearly show that this year (2020),we are experiencing whitefly infestation in cotton couple weeks earlier than seen in any typical year…” Apurba Barman, UGA Entomology PostDoc Researcher, wrote in the latest UGA Cotton Team Newsletter, in response to the graph below. Barman elaborates that: “Although the average trap capture is much higher…
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The Virtual Midville Field Day will be held on Wednesday, August 12 at 9:30 am. Participants will be awarded 2 hours commercial/private pesticide credit and Certified Crop Advisor CEU’s. To recieve either of these, participants must be pre-registered before 9:30am that day via link below. Also, view flyer below for more info. https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0cFcAgYstKFG5BH 2020 Midville…
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Two unrelated topics below but I wanted to get them out today: Tropical Storm Isaias We’re all watching this storm as its scheduled to make landfall sometime early Sunday and we might see affects from this system that same day into next Monday. From Pam Knox: Director of UGA Weather Network: “NOAA’s National Hurricane Center…