By: Rome Ethredge Wheat is now jointing and a few fields along the Florida line that are early maturing, early planted, are approaching flagleaf. We can tell we are jointing by cutting into the stem and finding the hollow joints at the base of the stems. Flagleaf is when the…
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We are awaiting a final decision from the EPA as to if GA applicators who attended a UPW training in 2019 will need to attend one of the trainings in 2020. Two plans/schedules, have been made: Plan A with fewer meetings where only applicators, of the new auxin technology, who…
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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…
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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…
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By: Rome Ethredge Tiller Counting Now’s the time we need to make sure we have adequate tillering in small grains. Each tiller produces a grain head so we want plenty for a good grain yield. Corn Production Guide Dr. Corey Bryant and other UGA grain team members have completed…
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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…
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From Amanda Smith, UGA Ag & Applied Economics: “The 2020 Row Crop Budgets have been posted online along with the 2020 Row Crop Comparison Tool. Remember that these budgets are an estimate of costs for the upcoming year. We advise farmers to adjust the numbers to reflect their actual prices…
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By: Rome Ethredge Wheat for Grain I looked at several wheat fields today that were planted for grain and they look pretty good. Some have good growth and are tillering well ( remember more tillers = more future grain heads) and some have just begun to tiller but look ok….
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By: Rome Ethredge Weeds in Wheat Now is an opportune time, although too late for this year, to see where a spray of post emergent herbicide or two around planting time really will help with weed control. Last week I was in a wheat field where the grower hopes to…
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By: Rome Ethredge Happy Thanksgiving!! Here’s a link to a story concerning the first county agent – Squanto and corn. https://montana.growingamerica.com/features/2018/06/what-i-learned-squanto Fertilizing Wheat Preplant Nitrogen fertilizer will depend mostly on what was just harvested from the field this season. Below are recommended N amounts: Cotton – 35 to 40 lbs/ac Corn or…
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