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Aubrey Shirley

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  • Water Stage Fruit Split

    Aubrey Shirley

    Here is a blog posts from Lenny Wells discussing water stage fruit split in pecans.

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  • 2020 Tattnall County Peanut Variety Trial

    Aubrey Shirley

    2020 Tattnall County Peanut Variety Trial  

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  • Dicamba Registration Clarification

    Aubrey Shirley

    EPA Offers Clarity to Farmers in Light of Recent Court Vacatur of Dicamba Registrations 

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  • Leaf Rust on Bermudagrass

    Aubrey Shirley

    I recently received some calls about dead leaves on bermudagrass. I figured that it was bermudagrasss stem maggot (BSM). However, after making a few farm visits I discovered something I had never seen before, leaf rust caused by the pathogen Puccinia cynodontis

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  • Pecan Management

    Aubrey Shirley

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  • 2019-2020 Vidalia Onion Variety Trial

    Aubrey Shirley

    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

    Aubrey Shirley

    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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