Peanuts
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Small Grain Varieties Recommended for 2022 by UGA: Rome Ethredge: “Here’s the new list. Go to the UGA Variety testing website for yield and more info. https://swvt.uga.edu/“ Peanut Chemical Burn vs Leaf Spot: Bob K: “Superficially looks ‘leaf spotty’ but the lighter, buckskin centers to these spot show clearly this is a chemical burn and NOT…
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More Pics/Texts to/from Dr. Bob Kemerait’s phone: Note the large, circular sunken lesion at the top of the boll; note the new, dark green water-soaked lesion starting at the bottom of the boll. The bacteria that cause this disease are EASILY spread by rain and irrigation splash. Excellent example of some damage from root knot…
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Excerpts from the latest Peanut Pointers Newsletter (Various Authors): Weather & Climate Outlook – Pam Knox Disease Update – Bob Kemerait Runner-Type Average Maturity – Scott Monfort Insect Update – Mark Abney Spray Volume and Droplet Size Considerations – Simer Virk Irrigation Update – David Hall, Jason Mallard, and Wesley Porter Weather & Climate Outlook…
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Pictures/text, from/sent to Bob K’s phone: Picture of areolate mildew, note the sporulation on the leaves. Target spot on cotton is severe in some areas of the state and is resulting in severe defoliation. Current conditions perfect for it! Stemphylium leaf spot on cotton showing up now in many areas- a fungicide won’t help. This…
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Bob K: “With August come some of the most intense disease pressure soybean, peanut and cotton growers are likely to experience each year. The growth of the crops are at a point where leaf wetness periods are prolonged within the canopy after rains, irrigation, or morning dew, coupled with high humidity, high temperatures, and crops…
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Now till the end of August I’ll be recording TSWV hits in peanut fields while scouting. These numbers will be collected by counting the number of 1′ hits of TSWV in three 50′ sections of row, averaged out. Last year I saw fields with anywhere from 6-18.6% disease and 3-26% TSWV incidence in 2020. Agents…
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Corn Rome Ethredge: “Corn harvest is going on in a big way now and early reports are of about 210-250 bushel irrigated yields. With the high heat we had this is probably going to be good for this year. I’ve had numerous comments sent to me about ear rots and cob degradation so we need…
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Dr. Bob K: “The two biggest threats to peanut production at this moment are: 1) tomato spotted wilt, for which [we] can do nothing now except watch/learn for next year, and 2) white mold/stem rot – for which [we] need to be aggressive with a good fungicide program. Conditions are PERFECT for white mold, though…
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Held in Tifton, GA last month – this event had its main sessions recorded – of which row crops, forestry, horticulture, and livestock/poultry can be found below. The ag forecast report document can be found here: https://agforecast.caes.uga.edu/ Also, the updated crop comparison tool as well as commodity budgets can be found here: https://agecon.uga.edu/extension/budgets.html
Posted in: Corn, Cotton, Cover Crops, Economics, Events/Programs, Fertility, Forage/Pasture, Forestry/Timber/Pines, Livestock, Peanuts, Soybeans, Vegetables -
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