Economics
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Let me know if I can help in applying if you’re interested, details below: A reimbursement stipend is available to small, beginning, socially disadvantaged, limited resource, and/or veteran farmers to attend the 2022 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference DEADLINE TO APPLY: December 1, 2021 The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association is awarding reimbursement…
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Rome Ethredge, Interim Small Grain Agronomist UGA: “This year’s UGA Corn yield data has been posted thanks to Dr. Mailhot and his variety testing team. Here’s a link to the online data .Corn – Summer Crops | Statewide Variety Testing (uga.edu) Click on 2021 Preliminary. Blairsville data not there yet, they hope to harvest soon and…
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Cotton Defoliant Update Dr. Camp Hand: “The story of the next couple of weeks is cooler temperatures. For the most part, highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s for the next 10 to 14 days; some of our defoliants will not work as well so we may need to use some different rates…
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Dr. Camp Hand: “The glaring difference in the past two weeks is going to be the chances of rainfall this week. Below you will find the Defoliation Handout that myself and Dr. Snider put together, which contains rainfree periods for some of the more common defoliants used. The one that sticks out is going to…
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Date: October 7th Time: 10:00 – 12:00 Location: Vidalia Onion Research Center (8163 Hwy 178 Lyons) Topics Include: Terra-Sorb-UGA Fertilizer Trial Insecticide Drench Trial Pecan Budmoth Efficacy and Timing Trial Drip vs. Microsprinkler Irrigation Set Up Soil Moisture Sensors Low-Input Varieties Herbicide Options for Young Trees Ambrosia Beetle Monitoring/Control If you plant to attend, please e-mail me at agsawyer@uga.edu.
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Here’s to hoping the forecasted drier weather sticks around for the sake of our peanut fields, many which have drowned out but are ready to dig, and for cotton that’s battling boll rot. Dr. Bob’s words on extending peanut fungicide programs past 120 days: Chlorothalonil alone as a season-long stand-alone leaf spot material may not…
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Acreage reporting for most crops is due by July 15th to the FSA, but a new program, the Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP), has a reporting deadline of Jun 15th – tomorrow. Amanda Smith, UGA Ag Economist explains: “PCCP provides premium support to producers who insured their spring cash crop with most insurance policies and…
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Dr. Bob K: “Thanks to Rome Ethredge for sending me picture(s) of the first Aspergillus crown rot on peanut (see below) he has seen this year. Given the near-100-degree heat headed our way, we are likely to see much more soon as our seed-treatment and in-furrow fungicides WILL be tested. Aspergillus crown rot is most…
