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  • There are new regulations and procedures for private pesticide applicators in Georgia coming soon.

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  • Reports from around the state and close to home have plant bugs eating up cotton, stink bugs in cotton and corn, southern corn rust and sugarcane aphids. So far I have seen none of this except for a few stink bugs.  At the stage of growth most of our corn is you would need to…

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  • Cereal Leaf Beetle

    Cereal Leaf Beetle with feeding damage.

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  • Because I know all of you want to spend a little more money on this wheat crop!

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  • UGA Cooperative Extension will host a workshop for those new to the Pecan industry.  the workshop will be held Monday, April 11th beginning at 9 a.m. in the old auditorium at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. The meeting will last until 4 p.m.  For more information on this meeting and other Cooperative Extension events you can go…

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  • 2016 University of Georgia and Georgia Department of Agriculture Required Classroom Trainings for Applying Auxin Herbicides in Auxin-Tolerant Technologies Cotton and soybean varieties with tolerance to auxin herbicides (2,4-D or dicamba) are nearing commercialization. Prior to making applications of dicamba to dicamba-tolerant cotton/soybean or 2,4-D to 2,4-D-tolerant cotton/soybeans in Georgia, growers will be required to…

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  • Georgia has launched a program to educate growers, homeowners, and bee keepers alike about protecting our very important pollinators.  Just in the case you are not aware; there has been national outcry in regards to our declining bee populations.  Many factors contribute to this trend with agricultural pesticides playing their part but by far are…

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  • Cotton Marketing News Update

    Below is the link to the latest Cotton Marketing News. link: cmn01222016

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  • Avian Influenza Update Flyer

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  • We had a little bit of confusion on dates trying to coordinate between multiple counties, but the dates and times below are correct. Really they are open to anyone that wants to go, but there may be meetings that are more convenient to your location.  Check with your county Agent. Peach Production -10AM, Feb 2…

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