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Posts by Madison Warbington

About Madison Warbington

County Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent in Macon County. B.S.A. Animal Science, UGA. Master of Animal and Dairy Science, UGA.

UPW Weed Update

Apr 5, 2021 | Written by

Please see the below update from UGA’s weed specialist, Dr. Prostko: Using Pesticides Wisely 2021 and Paraquat Training Update (Stanley Culpepper – UGA and Jesse Kelly and Jennifer Wren – GDA). Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) 2021 virtual trainings are nearly completed with only three more opportunities available (table below). This…
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September Soybean Pests

Sep 24, 2020 | Written by

In the last few weeks, I have received several calls about mid to late season soybean pests. The main questions I have been getting are, “There is a lot of defoliation damage, have I reached threshold? What do you recommend I spray?” First, we need identify what pests are present.
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August 2020 Ag News Update

Aug 27, 2020 | Written by

Peanut rust (Puccinia arachidis) is being found in fields across our state and area. This is different from early or late leafspot. Many growers have 2 or more fungicide applications to go until harvest.  They must remain vigilant.  Where rust is an imminent threat, shortening spray intervals, example from 14…
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07/16 Row Crop Disease Update

Jul 15, 2020 | Written by

Good morning, please read below for a current update on row crop diseases from our disease specialist, Dr. Robert Kemerait: Southern corn rust was found yesterday in Terrell, Houston, and Bleckley Counties – it looked like it had been there a little while.  The picture below is of an infected…
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Disease Update

Jul 8, 2020 | Written by

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. It was nice to finally get some rain to our crops over the past week and a half. With rain and the time of season comes the increased risk of development and spread of diseases in our row crops. I encourage our…
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