Aubrey Shirley
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Rural Stress Survey Tattnall County extension, working in collaboration with the UGA School of Social Work has been awarded a grant dealing with rural stress and mental health in our area. The Tattnall County Extension office is also going to be used as a hub for mental health services in our area. We are asking…
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Usually, during this time of year most growers are not concerned about treating for many if any pests in a citrus orchard. However, Derrick and myself were checking for freeze injury at the VOVRC citrus orchard we saw several trees with Greasy Spot (Mycosphaerella citri) and Alternaria Brown Spot (Alternaria alternata). Alternaria spores are airborne,…
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Much of this winter season has been warm. Warm enough so that I had forgotten it was winter. However, later this week the National Weather Service is issuing freeze advisories and winter weather advisories for our area. Figure 1. Weather.gov Reidsville, GA forecast. Looking toward the end of the week, the low temperatures start to…
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I have been scouting around the county and received calls about fertilization on cotton. Most of the cotton I have been looking at is between first square and first bloom. Some is probably going to start blooming in the next two weeks for the earlier planted cotton, and nitrogen requirements will need to be met…
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Glenn Harris, UGA Peanut Fertility Specialist Gypsum (or landplaster, i.e. calcium sulfate) may be in short supply this year. There is no need to panic but it doesn’t hurt to review your options for dealing with this potential problem. Why the Shortage? Coal burning powerplants that produce a lot of the “smokestack” gypsum we use…
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This information is taken from the EPA website. As required by EPA’s Paraquat Dichloride Human Health Mitigation Decision and amended paraquat dichloride (a.k.a. paraquat) product labels, certified applicators must successfully complete an EPA-approved training program before mixing, loading, and/or applying paraquat. The training provides important information about paraquat’s toxicity, new label requirements and restrictions, and the consequences…
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Tattnall County 4-H is having a Seed and Bulb Sale. If you are interested please visit the link here. This is a great way to add some color to your landscape and help raise money for your local 4-H program.
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