Weather

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  • Hurricane Ian Update

    Take home on peanuts and cotton: On peanuts, Dr. Scott Monfort:  “Only dig the risky fields from disease, poor stem strength etc, over mature with nuts coming loose in hull. If vines are healthy leave them in the ground until the storm passes.” On cotton, Dr. Camp Hand:  “If your crop has been defoliated in…

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  • Cotton & Peanut Update

    Blasted many O6G and some 12Y so far, most look on-time (i.e.- 135-150 days for O6 and 145-160 for 12Y). Please let me know if you want peanuts blasted to check maturity. Cotton Defoliation, Dr. Camp Hand: “With all of the regrowth we have it will be important to back off of Folex and PPO…

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  • Articles in this month’s issue include: High Abandonment Acres for U.S. Cotton Projected Due to Drought (Yangxuan Liu) Importance of End of Season Irrigation Termination and Disease Control in Cotton (BobKemerait, Wesley Porter, David Hall, Jason Mallard) Weather and Climate outlook for September 2022 and Beyond (Pam Knox) Late Season Management Considerations for Diseases and…

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  • Contents (various authors): Water Requirements vs Water Supplied End of Season Irrigation Weather and Climate Outlook Digger-Shaker-Inverter Setup Late Season Disease Control Excerpts from articles: Water Requirement vs Water Supplied (a different perspective)R. Scott Tubbs & Wesley M. Porter, UGA Oh, the difference a few days can make! It is important to assess how the…

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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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  • 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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  • Articles Below – Various Authors: Post-bloom Nutrient Deficiencies, Waterlogging, and Foliar Feeding The Next Big Thing (Plant Pathology) August Weather and Climate Outlook Variable-Rate PGR Application Considerations Cotton Irrigation Considerations for August Factors Responsible for Boll Retention/Shed in Cotton Musings from the Road Silverleaf Whitefly Management

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  • Pecans Dr. Lenny Wells (excerpts from newest UGA Pecan Blog Post): “After a couple of weeks of 80 degree temperatures we are facing low temperatures in the mid 20s this weekend. Forecasts call for temps anywhere from 25 degrees to 28 degrees from middle Georgia down to Valdosta. Temps further north in the Athens area…

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  • Weekend Cold Air

    Pam Knox: “The coldest air of the season so far will flow into the Southeast this weekend as an Arctic front moves through the region on Friday night.  The weather that occurs over the weekend is expected to be a classic winter freeze event, with the first night experiencing the advection of the cold and…

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