Dr. Bob K: “The Big 3 foliar diseases of cotton: target spot, areolate mildew, and bacterial blight, have been found. While ‘the sky is not falling’, the best management of areolate mildew and target spot is with judicious and timely fungicide applications. I believe yield of cotton can be affected…
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From Doc Bob-K: “We are in the ‘thick of it’ as far as diseases go for corn, peanuts, cotton, and soybeans. The weather, now the rising temperatures, and the development of the crop are near-perfect for disease development and rapid spread. 1. Soybean rust confirmed (easily confirmed) in Sentinel Plots…
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Dr. Bob K: Many of our peanut fields have reached, or are rapidly approaching, 60 days after planting. During this time of the season it is important to protect a peanut crop from white mold and from leaf spot diseases. Currently, rainfall has been abundant in many of our counties….
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Halfway through the month, have had some of questions on PGR timing and rates lately. Also a few calls about irrigation as we enter a time when much of our cotton is at peak water usage. Please check out newsletter below covering these topics as well as: insect scouting, weather…
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Been watching aphid populations build in cotton steadily for a month or so now. Reports are now coming in that the aphid fugus, Neozygites fresenii, has been spotted. Dr. Philip Roberts, UGA Cotton Entomologist, mentions that this should cause their numbers to crash in his latest “Pest Patrol Update” which…
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Dr. Bob K – “Much of our Corn, peanuts, and soybeans are at growth stages especially vulnerable to diseases. The weather (warm, humid, rain in the forecast) is text-book perfect for development and spread of fungal diseases. Perfect to cause delayed fungicide applications as well. We know southern corn rust…
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UGA Cotton Entomologist, Dr. Phillip Roberts briefly discusses the importance of scouting cotton for boll retention, the level of tarnished plant bugs currently observed in earlier planted fields, and sweep net thresholds in the latest “Pest Patrol” Update (4:07 minute runtime). We want to maintain boll retention at 80% or…
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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…
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