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We have confirmation of Downy Mildew in the Area. Just as a reminder, these are the products we are recommending for downy control: Product Efficacy Rating Omega 500 moderate *Note about Omega: We believe Omega has better “curative” activity, and would be the better option if you have downy present in your fields. The…
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The following is from Dr. Eric Prostko on pigweed emergence: Just a heads up to you and your growers that Palmer amaranth has already emerged in the field (Figure 1). Consequently, strip-tillage peanut growers who are applying burndown herbicides (Roundup, Gramoxone, 2,4-D) now should seriously consider including a residual herbicide with the burndown. I would…
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I thought I would share with you all some photos Derrick and I took of the Tattnall County Courthouse.
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This past May was extremely hot and dry and whenever we have weather extremes it gets me thinking. How does our weather today compare to the past? More specifically, the decade of the sixties and seventies. The reason I concentrate on these decades is because this was a time of cooler and wetter weather. Many…
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These past couple of weeks have been extremely hot dry. I have seen many crops, especially dry-land corn hit hard by these drought conditions. Even with irrigation the weather has been unfavorable for young peanuts and cotton, and even tasseling corn. I have even started seeing trees begin shedding leaves to conserve water. Ground temperatures,…
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