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Cotton

  • As of August 15, 2025, the two-spot cotton leafhopper, more commonly known as the cotton jassid (Amrasca biguttula biguttula), has been confirmed in Tattnall County, Georgia. This invasive pest, native to the Indian subcontinent and other parts of Asia, has only recently been detected in the United States. It was first found in Puerto Rico…

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  • Insect scouting schools will be conducted on June 6, 2022 in Tifton and June 14, 2022 in Midville. Crops to be covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean.  These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage, natural enemies, and scouting procedures.  The training will serve as an introduction to insect monitoring for new…

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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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  • Current Crop Condition (Whitaker and Freeman) According to the June 4th 2018 USDA NASS Crop Progress Report, 72% of the estimated cotton acreage in Georgia has been planted. This is up slightly from lasts weeks 62% estimate and well below the five year average for this date of 84%.   Considerations for the Remainder of…

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  • Click here for PDF view:  AUXIN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS – FINAL WITH LOGO – JAN 9

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  • Hello Everyone, Earlier this week, I sent out some information provided to me by Drs. Don Shurley and Adam Rabinowitz about the cotton policy changes.  Since then, we have received more information and explanation of how things will work with the new changes.  Below is the newest information we have.  To view this information as…

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