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Peanuts: Insects haven’t been too bad so far. Lesser Cornstalk Borers usually start to show up in June but so far, so good. I’m sure there are a few out there; I just haven’t found them yet. Last year we had some early Tobacco Budworms, but they have been silent so far too. Thrips were…
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With the recent rains, I’ve been getting several calls about problems with peanuts. They have all been cases of Valor injury. While the peanuts may look ugly and banged up, they will bounce back. UGA has years of data showing where early Valor injury (3 oz/A and no more than 2 DAP) does not affect…
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I am hoping once this 49° morning passes, then it will be warm weather from here on. This rise and fall in soil temperature has made it difficult to make an early decision. Regan and I planted a cotton variety trial last week, and while we’ve had good emergence in it, the cool mornings have…
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It is always good to have a solid plan for managing thrips. I ask Mark Abney every year, “How bad are the thrips going to be this year” and his reply is that thrips will be in every peanut field but to what extent, we don’t know yet. Thrips feeding will reduce yield; therefore, managing…
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Corn and Pecan commodity commissions will be having a vote on their respective assessment rates during the month of May. Attached are the fliers with all the pertinent information. Corn: Funds or assessments are authorized by the grower-approved Market Order and can only be used for research, education, and promotion of corn. The Market Order…
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Now is a great time to use Peanut Rx to get an idea of when would be a good time to start planting peanuts and help prep a fungicide program. I know each circumstance is different; some have to start early to get across their acreage, and some have to find a sweet spot between…
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Cotton doesn’t like it when it’s cold, so plant when it’s warm. Too much or too little water limits stand establishment. If you’ve got crusting, get a rotary hoe soon.
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I know some of you are spraying now, and some are about to get started. Here are some results from the burndown trial Regan and I had with Dr. Prostko this year. Gramoxone 3SL (paraquat) @ 32 oz/A + Induce (0.25% v/v) was very effective. No other treatment was more effective in this test. Any…
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Here are a few questions Regan and I have been getting regarding burndown applications. Here are some pictures from our field trial last year. We are currently conducting this study again.
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Many of you are in the process of spraying pre-plant burndown herbicides. Low temperatures over most of Georgia are expected to drop below 40F over the next three days. These temperatures are not very favorable for optimum weed control with herbicides such as Roundup (glyphosate) or Gramoxone (paraquat). It may not be a bad idea…
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