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  • In-furrow Use of Vertento Approved for Rootworm Management in Georgia Peanut

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    Peanut pod with rootworm injury.

    The Georgia Department of Agriculture recently approved a Special Local Need (24c) label for the insecticide Vertento (Isocycloseram) for rootworm management in peanut in Georgia. The 24c label allows Vertento to be applied in-furrow at planting. University of Georgia trials over multiple years at the Southwest Research and Education Center in Plains, GA showed that…

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  • EPA Announces No New Restrictions for Chlorpyrifos

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    By now most of you have probably heard that the US EPA recently announced that it would not proceed with any additional restrictions for chlorpyrifos or changes to US tolerances. This is good news for Georgia peanut producers who have very limited insecticide choices for several important pests.

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