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From Dr. Bob Kemerait: “1. Southern Corn Rust– I continue to find new “hits” of southern corn rust in South Georgia, no reports in the Piedmont or mountains. Rust continues to be a real threat for later planted corn. 2. Eye spot on corn – It can look superficially like rust at quick glance…
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Managing Silverleaf Whiteflies in Cotton 2020 (click here) Sampling and Managing Whiteflies in GA Cotton 2020 (click here) UGA Cotton Team Newsletter (click here) – July 2020 Highlights – Mid-Season Cotton Irrigation Considerations July Begins the “Red Zone”for Target Spot How to Count Nodes Forecast Remains Cloudy for the Cotton Market this Year Silverleaf Whitefly…
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Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)- CFAP targets producers who’ve sustained losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic by offering direct payments to farmers. The process starts through FSA and an online application option is available, for more info follow the link: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAMS/bulletins/292d62d Sign-ups for CFAP began May 26, 2020 and lasts through August 28, 2020. Farmers…
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Dr. Bhabesh Dutta, UGA Vegetable Disease Specialist: “Downy mildew was detected and confirmed today on watermelon in Screven Co., Georgia. Protective fungicide rotations include: Orondis Ultra, Elumin, and Ranman. Also, most of our growers are close to harvest or already harvesting; hence, please be mindful of PHI before using these fungicides.” Here’s the complete 2020 spray…
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Corn- Southern corn rust has now been found in Seminole and Tift Counties. Can keep up with its spread here: https://corn.ipmpipe.org/southerncornrust/ Peanuts- Finding Aspergillus crown rot still is most fields, to varying degrees. Entering time when white mold may start to become problematic. Cotton- Haven’t seen any bacterial blight in Crisp, but doesn’t mean its…
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Peanuts: Dr. Mark Abney – “Portal (fenpyroximate) received a label and can be used in peanut for mite management in 2020. See the supplemental label below. 20 portal peanut supplemental As a reminder, there are only two products registered and recommended by UGA for mite control in peanut: Comite and Portal. I recommend using…
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With statewide budget cuts our local Chamber of Commerce is looking to collect data on the usage and visitation of the Cordele State Farmer’s Market. Below is a link to a 10 question survey, about 4-5 minutes, about your use of our market here in Cordele. Please, if you have a few moments, consider filling…
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Dicamba (A. S. Culpepper). On June 8, 2020 the U.S. EPA released critical information on Engenia, Fexapan, and XtendiMax. The entire release can be found at https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-offers-clarity-farmers-light-recent-court-vacatur-dicamba-registrations Please visit the website for details; however, below are the details of the order: “Details of the Order EPA’s order addresses sale, distribution, and use of existing stocks of the…
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Entering into this past weekend, southern corn rust was confirmed in Jeff Davis and Decatur Counties. Dr. Bob Kemerait shares: “Southern corn rust could be lightly scattered anywhere along our southern Coastal Plains. We are early, way too early.” You can continue to monitor this disease via the sentinel plot map here: https://corn.ipmpipe.org/southerncornrust/ Bob continues:…
