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  • The following is a post on burndowns in row crops from Dr. Eric Prostko, Extension Agronomist and Weed Scientist. Many growers are now in the process of spraying pre-plant burndown herbicides.  Low temperatures over most of Georgia are expected to drop below 40 F over the next three days.  These temperatures are not very favorable…

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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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  • Check out the flyer below for this year’s Midville Virtual Field Day! The event will be taking place via ZOOM on August 12th at 9:30 am. If you are interested in signing up and being a part of this event follow the link on the flyer, or reach out to Aubrey or myself to get…

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  • 2020 Tattnall County Peanut Variety Trial  

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  • Here is an interesting article written by UGA’s Peanut Entomologist Dr. Mark Abney: It is always something…this week in the world of peanut entomology that something is cutworms. We see cutworm injury to peanut foliage every year in the month of June, and in most cases these infestations are nothing more than curiosities. This year…

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  • In 2018, there is the possibility that peanut growers may face a shortage of chlorothalonil (brand names Bravo, Echo, others).  In addition to this, many growers are also not able to use propiconazole (brand names Tilt, Artisan, and others) anymore due to other restrictions.  With the loss or shortage of these two products, growers may…

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  • This year, the UGA Peanut Team has given us this quick reference guide to help with commonly asked questions for the coming season.  In it, you will find questions about variety selection, seed size, disease management, fertility, weed management, and insect control. Take a look below. 

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  • Many acres of peanuts have recently been planted in our area during the past several weeks.  Peanuts can be somewhat drought tolerant, but good irrigation management can result in substantial yield increases.  Below is a peanut irrigation schedule from the University of Georgia.  The 1.5 inches per week irrigation schedule is recommended for when available water…

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