Cotton and soybean varieties with tolerance to auxin herbicides (2,4-D or dicamba) are being commercialized. Prior to making applications of dicamba to dicamba-tolerant cotton/soybean or 2,4-D to 2,4-D-tolerant cotton/soybeans in Georgia, growers will be required to attend the training “Using Pesticides Wisely”.
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We have our County Production Meetings scheduled for 2017. Private and Commercial pesticide applicators will receive 1 hour of re-certification credit for all meetings except the Ag Economic and Irrigation Meetings. You must RSVP (912-375-6648) at least two days before the meeting so we have a head count for the meal.
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See the below letter from Dow regarding the EPA comment period:
This is the last opportunity for growers to have their voice heard by the EPA. The public comment period will close on January 17, 2017.
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Agricultural limestone is the main product used to adjust soil pH. However there are also a number of lime by-products such as wood ash and various materials coming out of pulp/paper mills available. How does a farmer know if a lime by-product is sufficient to use on their crop land and if it is worth the money they are paying? To answer that, let’s take a look at what lime is and what types of characteristics make products good to use to raise soil pH.
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As farmers around the county are wrapping up peanut planting our focus begins to switch. Over the next few weeks growers will be looking at their next step in peanut weed control. The May 25th Article from Southeast Farm Press sends a great message to peanut growers. I felt like it was worth posting again on this Blog:
If you plan to use Auxin-Tolerant Technologies for cotton and soybeans in 2016 you MUST attend training to purchase. Here are the details of the organized trainings across the state:
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