Cotton
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To assist with Irrigation Scheduling: here is a link to a publication which includes checkbook water use curves for cotton, corn, peanuts, and soybeans: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=c1189 Let me know if you have any questions about using soil moisture and/or temperature data in Irrigator pro or SI Cotton software. Cotton Dr. Philip Roberts discusses whitefly number increase,…
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From Dr. Bob Kemerait: “1. Southern Corn Rust– I continue to find new “hits” of southern corn rust in South Georgia, no reports in the Piedmont or mountains. Rust continues to be a real threat for later planted corn. 2. Eye spot on corn – It can look superficially like rust at quick glance…
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Managing Silverleaf Whiteflies in Cotton 2020 (click here) Sampling and Managing Whiteflies in GA Cotton 2020 (click here) UGA Cotton Team Newsletter (click here) – July 2020 Highlights – Mid-Season Cotton Irrigation Considerations July Begins the “Red Zone”for Target Spot How to Count Nodes Forecast Remains Cloudy for the Cotton Market this Year Silverleaf Whitefly…
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Corn- Southern corn rust has now been found in Seminole and Tift Counties. Can keep up with its spread here: https://corn.ipmpipe.org/southerncornrust/ Peanuts- Finding Aspergillus crown rot still is most fields, to varying degrees. Entering time when white mold may start to become problematic. Cotton- Haven’t seen any bacterial blight in Crisp, but doesn’t mean its…
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Peanuts: Dr. Mark Abney – “Portal (fenpyroximate) received a label and can be used in peanut for mite management in 2020. See the supplemental label below. 20 portal peanut supplemental As a reminder, there are only two products registered and recommended by UGA for mite control in peanut: Comite and Portal. I recommend using…
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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 use of existing stocks of the…
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The Federal Court overturned EPA’s approval of dicamba-based herbicides yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 9th District. “In a stunning rebuke of the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal court on Wednesday overturned the agency’s approval of popular dicamba-based herbicides made by chemical giants Bayer, BASF and Corteva Agrisciences. The ruling effectively makes…
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Pecans- Andrew Sawyer, UGA SE Area Pecan Agent, publishes monthly radio interviews about the pecan industry. This month’s post is linked below (5min, 43sec) and talks about COVID, domestic crop, and international tariffs / demand’s effect on the market: UGA Pecan Update – May 2020 Cotton- Dr. Philip Robert, UGA Cotton Entomologist, also publishes an…
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From Dr. Bob Kemerait: “Just a few things for you to consider as we start the week. Some of our earliest corn is rapidly approaching tassel. My advice to corn growers with top yield expectations is to ask themselves, “Do I need to apply a fungicide as I get to tassel?” The reason for this is that…
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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…