Weather
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From Dr. Bob Kemerait: Rain forecasted for tomorrow, Saturday, across much of southern Georgia will bring cool, wet soils that are perfect for seedling diseases in cotton and peanut. So, in my opinion, best to wait. I think Dr. Monfort and Dr. Hand would agree that planting either peanut or cotton under such approaching conditions…
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We’re all eyeing the forecasted lows for tomorrow and Friday night as many a bulk of watermelon transplants rest in fields this pre-Easter week. Pam Knox, UGA Ag Climatologist, mentions in a recent article that much can fluctuate between now and Friday saying: “Frost is a tricky thing to forecast….check your local forecasts to get…
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From Pam Knox, Director of UGA Weather Network: “As of 11 am EDT Wednesday, Hurricane Delta is located on the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico near Cancun and is headed northwest into the Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to strengthen back to a major hurricane before making landfall along the Louisiana…
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Fall Gardening & Lawn Care Web Series Thursdays, 6:30-7:30p, starting Oct 8th Registration here: https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3kjXhtsPgDvebQh Flyer here: Fall Gardening Series 2020 Cotton & Peanut Research Virtual Field Day Press Release from GA Peanut Commission: PERRY/TIFTON, Ga. (Aug. 27, 2020) – The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, will…
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Started blasting some early planted (first half of April) peanut samples yesterday. On the maturity board they were behind, maybe ready around 155-165 days versus the average 140 DAP timeline for GA-06G’s. Stand issues, cool-wet spring, and abnormally dry summer could all be contributing factors. With many fields having been re-planted to fill skippy stands,…
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From Pam Knox, Director of the UGA Weather Network: “This is an update on the two tropical storms that are predicted to affect the mainland US next week. As of 11 am today, the eastern depression has organized enough to be named Tropical Storm Laura. The western one is TD14 but is expected to become…
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Summer field days and Ag meetings throughout the state have moved online over the past few months. Below are a few past/future viewing opportunities. Southeast Research and Education Center in Midville Virtual Field Day 2020 About 2hours, topics with time stamps below: Implementation of Variable Rate Irrigation – Wes Porter – 2:40 Cotton Insect Pest…
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Two unrelated topics below but I wanted to get them out today: Tropical Storm Isaias We’re all watching this storm as its scheduled to make landfall sometime early Sunday and we might see affects from this system that same day into next Monday. From Pam Knox: Director of UGA Weather Network: “NOAA’s National Hurricane Center…
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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,…