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By Jeremy Kichler Colquitt County CEC Winter annual crops can make excellent food plots for wildlife. Cool season grasses include wheat, oats, rye, and triticale. Clovers can be planted in food plots in order to attract insects and produce seed for birds. Soil Sample One of the first things wildlife enthusiasts need to do is…
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By Beverly Adams for CAES News Temperatures are dropping, leaves are falling, and home gardeners are beginning to plan their fall vegetables. If you’re new to food gardening, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension offers tips that should lead to a successful fall harvest. Establish the garden in a location that receives full sunlight, from six to eight hours…
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With college football kicking off this weekend, I have a little history on the hedges at Sanford Stadium By Doug Collins, Lee County Extension Coordinator Among the privets, Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) is the outlaw of the family. Brought into the United States just shy of a decade before the start of the American Civil…
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A couple of things you might find of interest: 1) A local crop consultant recently sent me this picture of prostrate globe amaranth (Gomphrena celosioides). I have never seen this plant before and for the record, Dr. Mark “The Czar” Czarnota (UGA-Griffin Campus) identified it for me. It is a member of the Amaranthaceae (pigweed)…
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Getting plenty of calls about perceived reductions in grass control after applications of ACC-ase inhibiting herbicides, such as Select (clethodim) or Poast (sethoxydim), have been applied. Some folks first reaction to this “lack” of control is that we suddenly have widespread ACC-ase resistance. When its comes to the issue of resistance, I will never say…
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2018 UGA Watermelon Research Field Day in Cordele The demonstration trial evaluates the effects of fumigation and fungicide for management of Fusarium wilt in watermelon. Details for the Field Day: UGA Field Trial Site at Cordele, GA Address. 1176 US Highway 280 W; Cordele, Georgia Date: Thursday June 28th, 2018 Time: 9:30 a.m.…
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All Georgia corn, cotton and soybean growers planning to use the new dicamba and 2,4-D herbicides, in-crop, must complete the required “Using Pesticides Wisely” training before applying Engenia, Enlist Duo, Enlist One, Fexapan or Xtendimax. The Georgia Department of Agriculture and the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service will be hosting the final “Using Pesticides…
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By Levi Russell China implemented a 25 percent increase in import tariffs on United States pork and is expected to increase import tariffs on United States beef products by 25 percent. However, unlike many row crops and other agricultural products, China is not a primary destination for United States meat products. Beef exports to China…
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By Yangxuan Liu, Adam N. Rabinowitz, and Don Shurley China announced plans to implement a 25 percent increase in import tariffs on major agricultural commodities from the United States, which includes soybeans, corn and corn products, wheat, sorghum, cotton, and tobacco and tobacco products. The overall United States export value for these agricultural commodities to China are…
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Dr. Eric Prostko with University of Georgia shared some information on tank-mixing pesticides: Tank-mixing pesticides can be rather complicated especially when numerous products will be mixed. Here are a few questions and answers based upon some recent inquiries that I have received: 1) Can I tank-mix Prowl EC and Prowl H20? I have never have…