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Update from the Field: Scale and Plum Curculio

Jun 19, 2019 | Written by

The second large peak of San Jose scale crawler activity is right around the corner, within the next couple of weeks in middle Georgia. We’ve been collecting a few crawlers on untreated trees for a couple of weeks, but we are now starting to collect considerably higher numbers on our…
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San Jose scale in-season management

Apr 25, 2019 | Written by

The first large peak of San Jose scale crawler activity is right around the corner. With the heat, the crawlers have been active for a few weeks, but we are now starting to collect considerable numbers of crawlers on the double-sided tapes on our un-treated research trees in Fort Valley,…
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Abound and Apples — Phytotoxicity Issues

Apr 17, 2019 | Written by

Some of our peach producers also produce apples.  Abound fungicide has significant phyto issues on apples (see below from the label).  With my previous post on blossom blight, you can substitute Merivon or Pristine for Abound when controlling early-season green fruit rot — if you want to also use the…
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Farmer of the Year

Mar 21, 2019 | Written by

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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Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training

Mar 4, 2019 | Written by

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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