Corn
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Frequent rainfall across the region has made timing fungicide applications in corn fields especially challenging. To help producers make informed decisions, we’ve created a quick reference guide outlining estimated rainfast periods for commonly used corn fungicides. This guide summarizes drying times confirmed by manufacturer representatives or derived from EPA labels and technical fact sheets. Rainfast…
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Dr. Bob Kemerait shared an update this afternoon confirming that Southern Corn Rust has been identified in Wayne County by ANR Agent Mark Frye. Photos submitted from the field (attached) verify the presence of the disease in East Georgia. At this point, Southern Rust appears to be at low levels, but it could be present…
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Southern corn rust has been confirmed in Jackson County, Florida, near the southwestern Georgia border. The infected plant sample was brought into the Seminole County Extension Office, where it was examined by current Seminole County Extension Agent Justin Odum and former UGA Extension Agent Rome Ethredge. Images taken under the microscope were sent to Dr.…
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A corn variety trial was planted in Evans County by Stephen Bell with the help of Candler/Evans County ANR Agent Ross Greene on April 13, 2022. The variety trial was located at Bell Farms off of HWY 169 just south of Bellville, GA . The trial consisted of ten different corn varieties from different seed…
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The Candler-Evans Extension program has planted another local corn variety trial. This year the trial is located in Bellville again over at Bell Farms just off of HWY 169. The plot was planted on April 13, 2022 and there are 10 corn hybrids this year from 5 different seed companies. The companies are Dynagro, Local…
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A corn variety trial was planted in Evans County by Stephen Bell with the help of Candler/Evans County ANR Agent Ross Greene and the UGA Corn Specialist Corey Bryant back on April 2, 2021. The variety trial was located at Bell Farms off of HWY 169 on H.C. Hearn Rd. just south of Bellville, GA…
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The Candler/Evans Extension staff hopes to have some local data to share with growers on corn this year. A corn variety trial was planted in Evans County by Stephen Bell with the help of Candler/Evans County ANR Agent Ross Greene and the UGA Corn Specialist Corey Bryant last Friday April 2, 2021. The variety trial…
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Registration for the virtual corn and soybean meetings is now open. Click on the link below and then choose the date that you would like to attend. After registration is complete you will receive a zoom link to attend the meeting. If you want to receive pesticide credits please have your pesticide number ready while…
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The meetings for the 2021 crop year are going to look a little different than the one in the picture, but we have high hopes that we will be able to get back to our face to face meetings soon. Due to the ongoing pandemic caused by Covid-19, the row crop production meetings will be…
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The United States Department of Agriculture is now taking applications for support payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Phase 2 (CFAP 2). Applications can be filed online or in person at your local Farm Service Agency office starting on September the 21, 2020 and the deadline is December 11, 2020. Farmers.gov Main Overview Page…