This is the 4th cropping season that I have witnessed as an agent in Terrell County. We started the year trying to recover from Hurricane Michael and perhaps the wettest winter ever, but once we got some of our corn planted, we hit almost perfect planting conditions. Some areas have…
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As many cotton and soybean farmers in South Georgia were well aware in 2018, our pesticide labels for the new formulations of dicamba to include Xtendimax, FeXapan, and Engenia herbicides all expired by the end of the 2018 growing season. If there was a year that we needed these technologies it…
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When talking to farmers, we all have certain years that come to mind. “2005-The year of Pigweed resistance to roundup”, “2013-Wet summer with rank hay”, “2016-The year of no rain”. It is funny how these periods stick to our mind for one reason or another, but this spring started off cool, turned…
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Farmers have been wide open the last several weeks harvesting cotton and peanuts. With commodity prices in the state they have been in the past few seasons, our rotations have shortened, dramatically in some cases. This has led to an increase pressure from disease, nutrient deficiencies, and higher nematode populations….
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Farmers in South Georgia have had their fair share of battles this year. Unfortunately, many cotton fields were plagued with Whiteflies this year as noted in the last post. However, the most important thing to remember is that even though our growing season is coming to a close, and bolls…
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Silverleaf whiteflies seem to make an appearance in cotton south of us every couple of years. However, normally treatment is unwarranted until late in the cotton season when we have already set a good crop. Unfortunately, last winter was so mild that many populations of whiteflies that were already large,…
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Farming is filled with many stressful decisions. Some are a shot in the dark and some are a little more evident, given careful deliberation of the situation. However, replanting any crop in South Georgia is never an easy pill to swallow, nor is it easy to determine if it is…
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The University of Georgia(UGA) has offered a free service to the state of Georgia for years. In the past, anyone involved in the production of an agricultural commodity could come into any extension office in the state and offer proof of American citizenship, a copy of their driver’s license, and an application…
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A new project is under way that was set up by the Georgia Cotton Commission and The University of Georgia that is designed to help cotton producers improve their production efficiency. The goal is to have producers from all over the state fill out a questionnaire on various cotton inputs,…
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The University of Georgia is encouraging all ANR agents to meet face to face with all farmers in their county that currently have a Pesticide Applicator’s License. Recently released product labels will now give producers another tool in their arsenal against problem weeds in our crops. However, these technologies may create new challenges…
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