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  • The EPA is now requiring that certified applicators successfully complete an EPA training before mixing, loading, and/or applying paraquat. The training provides important information about paraquat’s toxicity, new label requirements and restrictions, and the consequences of misuse. Any person who intends to use paraquat must be a certified applicator and is required to take the…

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  • Here is a flyer for the upcoming UPW training schedule. Anyone applying Engenia, XtendiMax or FeXapan must attend a UPW training. Any person who is in charge of Enlist One and Enlist Duo in-crop applications must also attend. Here is the flyer with more information:UPW

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  • It’s the most wonderful time of the year…unless you haven’t started Christmas shopping yet, then it becomes the most stressful time of the year! Here are a few tips to make your holiday merry without breaking your budget. Tip 1: Look at your budget to determine how much money you can afford to spend this…

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  • Every year, The University of Georgia conducts a statewide peanut variety trial. This past season Tattnall County participated in this trial, and I wanted to share our local Tattnall County results with everyone. This was a dry land field and had not had peanuts in four years. This variety trial consisted of four different varieties;…

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  • Results are in from this year’s Vidalia Onion Variety Trials.  Please take a look below at the yield results.  Many thanks to all the seed companies and industry representatives, as well as UGA staff who participate in this trial.

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  • Vidalia Onion Production Meeting – Aug. 9, 2018 UGA Extension is hosting the annual Vidalia Onion Production Update on Thursday, August 9th, 2018 at 12:00.  Check out the agenda below:

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  •   Erosion can be serious business and as the saying goes an ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure.  Here is a good article written by one of UGA’s Water Educators, David Hall describing one preventive measure to  help mitigate erosion by using grassed waterways. Well maintained grassed waterway designed and constructed to carry…

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