August 2019
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Peanuts: We started checking maturity this week. Early planted April peanuts seemed to be right on target for O6s (140-144 days). Late April planted peanuts seemed a little ahead (134-137 days). The peanuts below were planted in early April and were currently 134 days old. In 10 days those yellow peanuts will mature into the…
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Dorian, and it is currently passing through the western Atlantic with an expected turn to the northwest coming soon. This will bring the storm close to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, most likely as a weak hurricane. After that, what happens is very uncertain. The biggest question is how much of the circulation of Dorian will…
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The cornerstone chemistries for whiteflies are still the Group 4 (Venom, Assail, Actara, Sivanto and pre-mixes containing these products) and Group 28 (Coragen, Verimark, Exirel) insecticides, with some exceptions. Both of these groups appear to be providing 2 to 3 weeks of control when put in the root zone and picked up by the plants.…
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I worked in the rain this week for the first time in a long time. We even got a few drops in Brookfield. Scott and I took Dr. Emran Ali (Molecular Biologist) around the county collecting water samples for Phytophthora research. He still needs samples if you would like to have your pond tested, just…
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I was able to finish the Farm Gate survey for 2018 a while back but just recently I have been able to get all of the data compiled where it can be examined. Thank you all for being open and honest with your production numbers. I was able to pull information from a variety of…
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Dr. Jared Whitaker and Dr. Scott Monfort will be at the Extension office Friday, August 23rd for cotton defoliation and peanut maturity talk. Breakfast: 7:30 am (Donuts and coffee) Start Meeting: 8:00 am **Pesticide credits have been applied for.
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I saw a post on Facebook this week that said: “if you want to know what it feels like in Georgia, take a hot shower, don’t dry off, and put all your clothes on.” That is about as truthful as it gets. Pecans: Its time to crank up the irrigation in pecans orchards as shell hardening…
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Corn, Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle limited down yesterday. This is a rare occurrence. Well, two things just happened. First, we already knew about the World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report that came out yesterday. Corn limited down 25¢ Monday, 15 minutes after the report came out. The government numbers were higher than…
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that the Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have above-normal activity. El Nino has ended and that is a big factor in the rise in expected activity because El Nino typically suppresses Atlantic hurricane activity. The above normal probability is at 45% with near-normal activity at 35%.…
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Only one post this week because we’ve been running like scalded dogs. Here is the update Peanuts: Lesser Cornstalk Borers (LCB) have been abundant this year along with foliage feeders. We have been getting good knockdown results with Prevathon and Diamond on LCB but the weather keeps springing them back up. I would recommend against…