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Recipe for the week: Looks like we’ve got a slight change in the weather this week, which may mean adjusting our defoliation plans. For the most part, we’ll go from the low 90s into the upper 80s through Wednesday, then temperatures look to drop into the upper 70s. By Friday, some places may even see…
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Peanuts are still looking good. Most varieties (06G, TiftNVHG, and 913s) that I have looked at are still hitting the low-to-mid 140-day range. I have only looked at a few GA12Y samples, and they are pushing 155+. I am not aware of any, but if you have any Florun-725, from what I’m hearing from surrounding…
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Weekly Defoliation Recipe: The forecast looks favorable this week with little concern for rainfall, although there are some low chances of rain over the weekend. Keep that in mind as we approach the end of the week. A big part of deciding what to do from a defoliation standpoint is not just looking at the…
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Our last effective bloom date (the last day a flower is likely to mature into a harvestable boll) is right around September 15 (next week). So unless it has been blooming for 2 weeks or more, I’m not sure I’d chase it. The other question is how much more money you want to put into…
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I checked several samples of 06Gs, TifNV-HGs, and one set of 52s. They are all showing maturity in the mid-140 range for the April-planted irrigated crop. Even for DG913, we had several reports last year that they were early; so far, the ones I have looked at have been on time. I spoke with Dr.…
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As the harvest season gets underway, we invite you to join us for our Bless the Harvest Breakfast at the Tift County Extension Office. This will be a time for our local agricultural community to come together, enjoy breakfast and fellowship, and offer a prayer for a safe and successful harvest season. We hope you…
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Cotton: We have been getting hammered by whiteflies and spider mites. Spider mites can be cleaned up with some abamectin. The whiteflies have just overwhelmed us. After talking with Dr. Roberts this week, his graduate students counted sticky cards every Monday morning in several surrounding counties, and ours were in the thousands. People have been…
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Cotton: Jassid populations remain low, with only a few adults being observed; however, false jassids are becoming much more common. Silverleaf whitefly (SLWF) numbers are beginning to increase; you should stay ahead of infestations. Once whitefly populations build, control becomes much more difficult and costly. Late-planted cotton is at greater risk than early-planted cotton. This…
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Cotton: Areolate mildew is well established in at least one cotton field in the area. Given our current environmental conditions, including high humidity, dense canopies, and intermittent rainfall, this disease has the potential to develop rapidly. Fungicide applications are recommended where areolate mildew is present to help protect yield potential. In the past, azoxystrobin has…
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The Middle South Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District invites producers, landowners, community members, and elected officials to attend From Forest to Fields: A Conservation Field Day & Lunch on Thursday, August 13, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Ken & Brian Ponder’s Farm in Tifton, Georgia. The event will feature interactive conservation…
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