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Aubrey Shirley

  • 2019-2020 Vidalia Onion Variety Trial

    he 2019-2020 onion season is full swing. The early onion varieties are now being dug and shipping to locations all over the United States. The official pack date for Vidalia Onions was April 16th, 2020.

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  • Pecan Bud Moth

    Here is a good article on Pecan Bud Moth by Angel Acebes-Doria UGA Pecan entomologist. We are in the first stages of pecan budmoth infestation. Last year was a very bad year for budmoth. We are seeing initial signs of infestation on young trees (generally 1—3 years old) as of the first week of April.…

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  • Row Crop Pointers

    Nematode management for corn producers.  Options are Telone II, Counter 20G, Propulse, and Avicta Complete Corn (a seed treatment).  Please let me know if you have questions about this.  I know Dr. Bryant is smarter, younger, and better looking than me, but I am older and bigger and meaner, so I told him that I…

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  • Pictures of Tattnall County Courthouse

    I thought I would share with you all some photos Derrick and I took of the Tattnall County Courthouse.

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  • Winter Weeds

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  • Scouting for Stinkbugs and Whiteflies in Cotton

    I have been traveling around the county and I have started to notice a slow increase in the number of whiteflies. On top of this, it is time for spraying for stinkbugs. Since spraying for stinkbugs has the potential to flare whiteflies it is important to scout for stinkbugs and spray only when thresholds are…

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  • Climate Data in Tattnall

    This past May was extremely hot and dry and whenever we have weather extremes it gets me thinking. How does our weather today compare to the past? More specifically, the decade of the sixties and seventies. The reason I concentrate on these decades is because this was a time of cooler and wetter weather. Many…

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