Weed Control
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If you are having issues with crabgrass, sandbur, johnsongrass, or other grasses in your bermudagrass hay field you can make a one-time application of glyphosate after your first cutting. This method is a very time sensitive though. You need to spray the crabgrass/sandbur after it has begun to grow, but before the bermudagrass has really…
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As dove season nears in Georgia, many landowners are preparing their fields to attract mourning doves. A properly managed dove field can provide great hunting, benefit other wildlife, and even serve as a supplemental income source. But before you plant, it’s important to match your crop choice to your site conditions — and to understand…
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The Candler-Evans County Production Meetings for 2024 are right around the corner. We will have several opurtunites to attend meetings this year. These meetings will provide oppurtunities for obtaining pesticide CEU credits as well as the most up to date information on production practices. There will also be research data presented to the participants from…
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture is going to gold one last Using Pesticides Wisely training in Tifton, GA for individuals that still need to complete the training for this year. The UPW meeting will be at the UGA Tifton Conference Center on June 8, 2023 from 1:30-3:00 pm.
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The Candler County Extension Office and Evans County Extension Office will be offering opportunities for pesticide applicators to complete the Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) training that is required by law for applicators to apply auxin herbicides (Dicamba and 24-D) over-the-top of Dicamba or 24-D tolerant cotton or soybeans. All applicators must have a valid pesticide…
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The Using Pesticides Wisely Auxin Training schedule has been finalized. Growers will have 10 opportunities to complete the training. The trainings will be delivered in virtual format this year. Please use the link below to register for the session you would like to attend. If any of you need help getting registered or with technology…
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Go ahead an spray your lawn now or you might be sorry when it warms up. Lawn burweed is an awful weed to have in your lawn around the end of April. These are the ones that make thousands of little stickers that are very painful. By making a herbicide application now you can save…
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The annual Midville Field Day will be held virtually this year due to COVID-19. The field day will begin at 9:30 a.m. via zoom on Wednesday August 12, 2020. You can receive two hours of pesticide CEU credits by attending the virtual field day. Attendees must pre-register before 9:30 am on the morning of the…
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Have you ever noticed this weed in your pasture or hayfield? This is a smartweed and they are very common in wet areas like pond borders, ditches, hayfields, and pastures. Smartweeds are part of the polygonum genus which also includes knotweed, ladysthumb, curly dock, and red sorrel. There are annual and perennial smartweeds. The annual…
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Are you currently being tormented by thousands of tiny little stickers in your yard? Is it unsafe to walk through your yard barefoot? When you pull off your shoes, have you noticed the bottoms being covered by lots of sharp little stickers or “burs”? If you said “yes” to any of these questions, the culprit…