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Aubrey Shirley

  • Dicamba Registration Clarification

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

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  • Leaf Rust on Bermudagrass

    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

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  • 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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