Cotton
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DATE MEETING LOCATION TIME Thurs Jan 12- Cotton Production Southern Star Grill- McRae 6:00 pm Wed Jan 25- Ag Economics- Livestock Southern Star Grill- McRae 12:00 noon Thurs Jan 26- Corn Production Southern Star Grill- McRae 12:00 noon Fri Jan 27- Fruit & Vegetable Production Southern…
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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.
Posted in: Cattle, Chemical, Cotton, Fertilizer, Forages, Meetings and Field Days, Peanut, Weed Control -
I began writing a post on peanuts nearly three weeks ago. As I come back to it now most of the decisions to be made on harvest are done. So I will take a few minutes to wrap some things up.
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Here are a few Defoliation tips: Have 3 or more days of sunny weather forecasted when defoliation application made. Slice bolls with a sharp knife. Bolls are considered mature and ready for harvest aid applications when bolls cannot be sliced without “stringing” the lint. In addition, bolls are mature when the seed embryo contains only tiny…
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I am sure most of you have seen this posted online and in magazines already but to make sure. Here is the FSA Fact Sheet for the newly announced Cotton Ginning Cost-Share Program.
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Cotton can be safely planted when 4 inch soil temperatures have reached 65 degrees for 3 consecutive days.Early planting is often done to ensure adequate moisture in dry land fields. Research has shown there is little difference in yield when planting between April 1st and May 20th.
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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: