UGA PEACH BLOG

Farmer of the Year

Mar 21, 2019 | Written by Jeff Cook

2019 will be the 30th Anniversary of Swisher International and the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition to have the honor to salute the agricultural community and industry with the Swisher Sweets / Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award. In the previous 29 years, many of agriculture’s top business leaders, innovators,…
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Update from the field – Plum curculio activity

Mar 18, 2019 | Written by Blaauw

Today, March 18, 2019, we collected our first plum curculio of the season in one of our traps in Byron, GA. While we only found two, this indicates that plum curculio are becoming active in middle Georgia peaches. If you have varieties at or near petal fall, it is time…
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Paraquat Applicators Certification

Mar 12, 2019 | Written by Jeff Cook

If you didn’t never got a trophy, plaque or certificate growing up we are going to take care of you this growing season.
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Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training

Mar 4, 2019 | Written by Jeff Cook

On March 15, UGA Extension Specialists along with the Georgia Dept. of Agriculture staff will be conducting a Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training in Valdosta. This is the training mandated by growers selling fresh produce that must comply with the Produce Safety Rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act in order to sell produce.
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Captan Fungicide Review Process

Feb 21, 2019 | Written by Jeff Cook

Captan fungicide is under a review by EPA. Take a minute to comment on the benefits to your operation here
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2019 Southeastern Peach, Nectarine, and Plum Pest Management and Culture Guide

Dec 17, 2018 | Written by Blaauw

I just wanted to let everyone know that the 2019 peach guides have been updated and are now available online: https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/pdf/B%201171_11.PDF The physical copies are at the printer as we speak and will be available early next year (so in a few weeks), but if you have any questions before then,…
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Hurricane Michael, Peach Tree Damage, and Subsequent Phytophthora Root Rot

Oct 9, 2018 | Written by Phil Brannen

This is largely a repeat blog post from last year. I have changed the hurricane name, but otherwise, all remains the same. Hurricane Michael will probably move relatively quickly through Georgia, but I fear it will have substantial winds as it moves through. It will likely cause damage to peach…
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