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Aubrey Shirley

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  • Thrips Management in Cotton

    Aubrey Shirley

    Corn is going in the ground and on some farms, it is off and growing. This can only mean one thing. Cotton and peanuts are not far behind. Dr. Phillip Roberts UGA Cotton Entomologist has some tips to help prevent thrips from hurting cotton yields. Thrips are consistent pests of cotton, infesting nearly all cotton…

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  • Do You Really Need a Herbicide Strip?

    Aubrey Shirley

    Here is an article by Dr. Lenny Wells discussing herbicide strips in Pecan Orchards. With increasing production costs and lower prices last year, growers are looking for creative ways to reduce the cost of production. With this thought in mind, more than one grower has asked me recently, “Do I really need this herbicide strip…

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  • Prescription Burning Workshop

    Aubrey Shirley

    Here is flyer for our upcoming prescription burning workshop.

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  • Peanut, Field Corn, and Soybean Weed Control.

    Aubrey Shirley

    Here is a flyer with weed control options for peanut, field corn, and Soybean.

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  • 2023 Production Meeting Schedule

    Aubrey Shirley

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  • Citrus Protection for the Upcoming Cold Weather

    Aubrey Shirley

    Jake Price, UGA Citrus agent has some tips to help protect citrus from the cold over the next few days. The upcoming freeze events will be one of the biggest challenges faced so far by Georgia and northern Florida citrus growers.  In past years we have experienced one or two nights of temperatures in the…

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  • Pre-emergent Herbicide Plots at VOVRC

    Aubrey Shirley

    Here is an article by Andrew Sawyer Southeast Georgia Area Pecan Agent discussing different pre-emergent herbicides and price comparisons.

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