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UGA and UF will hold the Corn Silage & Forage Field Day on June 20th at the Tifton Conference Center (RDC). This field day is free of charge with lunch provided. If you currently are in a forage system or are considering it, this is a good way to get some current information from our…
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Some rain would sure be nice. Pivots have been running pretty hard. Dryland cotton stands have been taking a little hit. We have seen very few seed issues but the majority of the stand problems have been moisture related. For some of you, your POST 1 cotton sprays will be coming soon if not already.…
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The flys are out in full force so its time to start protecting our herds. Insecticide ear tags are still very useful fly control tools. Rotating between organophosphate and pyrethroid products is recommended. The suggested rotation schedule is to use organophosphate tags for two consecutive years, rotate to a pyrethroid tag for one year, then…
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The two insects to be looking for in peanut fields in May are thrips and tobacco budworm. Adult thrips were present on seedling peanuts in UGA research plots within 24 hours of emergence from the soil on 2 May. Plots with no insecticide treatment had high numbers of adult thrips on 7 May (13 days…
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Planters were wide open this week. I know several acres of cotton and peanuts were put in. According to the UGA drought monitor were in a moderate drought. Hopefully we the forecast will bring us a little water especially for our dryland folks. I spent some time looking at cantaloupes, watermelons, peppers, and peach trees…
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I hope everyone had a good Easter. We had all the family over at our house this year. Food was good, the company was good and little Della got her first Easter basket so it was a good day. This week turned out pretty nice, cotton and peanuts are going in, the corn I’ve seen…
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I know yall are planting cotton as I’m typing this up but I wanted to remind you about thrips and thrips management. Those little pests can cause a heap of damage if you’re at high risk for them. I hope some of you use the Thrips Predictor Tool. Cotton thrips treatment: In-furrow liquid: up to…
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Here is the link for the 2019 Vegetable Spray Guide