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Good evening everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know that the 2024 peach guides have been updated and are now available online: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1171&title=southeastern-peach-nectarine-and-plum-pest-management-and-culture-guide The physical copies have also been printed, so look for those at your local meetings. In the mean time if you have any questions before then, please let me know. I’m…
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My last post had information about the upcoming peach update. We also have a listing of other production meetings in middle Georgia at Three Rivers Ag News. This is not unique to middle Georgia. All over the state County Agents have production meetings planned for their growers. The main benefit is for growers to get…
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The date is set for February 13th at Hebron Church for our annual Peach Production Update. The meeting will begin at 10 AM and go until the last person finishes presenting. Members of the UGA Peach Team, and USDA-ARS will be available to help peach producers . Hebron Church is located North of Fort Valley…
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(Please pardon my previous post with the broken survey link. It has now been fixed. See below) Greetings everyone, I hope this post finds everyone well. I am part of a new multi-state research proposal to continue to improve management of key insect pests of peaches and apple. However, since there are many pests that…
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Greetings everyone, I hope this post finds everyone well. I am part of a new multi-state research proposal to continue to improve management of key insect pests of peaches and apple. However, since there are many pests that we must deal with, we created this survey to help us better understand your needs and perception…
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In case you haven’t heard the news, I wanted to give everyone a quick update on the fact that as of November 2, 2023, chlorpyrifos use on food crops is no longer banned. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the EPA’s decision to revoke tolerances of chlorpyrifos on food crops. The official ruling…
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Registration is now open for the 2024 Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, in Savannah GA, from the 11th to the 14th of January. This is the south’s premier educational program and trade show for growers of fruit and produce. To take a look at the educational sessions, register, book a hotel or see what…
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