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The above 50°F weather makes for a lovely day, but the scale insects enjoy it too, becoming developmentally active above 51°F. That means it is a good time to nip these guys in the bud. For delayed dormant timing, apply dormant horticultural oil at a rate of 1.5% oil to water. It is recommended to apply…
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Hi everyone, I hope that everyone is doing well. It has been an interesting month or two for chill accumulation. I was worried last year seeing the seasonal forecast and how things were panning out. However, we were able to get some uniform chill accumulation including some additional hours even this week. Generally speaking, we…
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The Miravis label now only has one rate for peach applications — 5.1 fluid oz per acre. Our guide shows a rate range, but that is no longer accurate. Please see the attached for the supplemental label. Bottom line, use the 5.1 fluid oz per acre rate for all applications and diseases.
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Just in case new employees need to get their private pesticide applicators license. Here are the instructions for doing so.
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The production update for Commercial Peach Growers will be this Thursday February 3rd at 10:00 am. If you need the details please contact our office 478-862-5496
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I just wanted to let everyone know that the 2022 peach guides have been updated and are now available online: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1171&title=Southeastern%20Peach,%20Nectarine,%20and%20Plum%20Pest%20Management%20and%20Culture%20Guide The physical copies have been printed, so they should be available soon. In the mean time if you have any questions before then, please let me know. Thank you everyone, ~Brett
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As many of you may have already heard, the EPA has decided to ban the use of chlorpyrifos (e.g. Lorsban) for use in food production. While chlorpyrifos has been on the chopping block for many years, yesterday’s announcement came as quite the surprise. For more information, please see the EPA’s official statement here: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-takes-action-address-risk-chlorpyrifos-and-protect-childrens-health Unfortunately,…
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