Vegetables

• Downy Mildew Alert!

  May 23, 2019

  Downy mildew  has been detected on cucumber in Echols County. These observations indicate that inoculum of downy mildew is currently in southern GA counties  and under favorable conditions  potential disease outbreak in cucurbit can occur. I would suggest our cucurbit growers to look for the downy mildew symptoms in their fields and start applying protective spray of below stated fungicides. Watermelon: Rotation (foliar application)  with  Orondis Opti; …

  Posted in: Disease, Vegetables

• New Vegetable Irrigation Scheduling Tool

  May 21, 2019

  Irrigating is a simple application that helps users schedule irrigation events for vegetable crops. The application provides the crop water demand during the season (based on a historical weather data set and crop growth stages) for most of the vegetables grown in the state of Georgia.

  Posted in: Irrigation, Vegetables

• Training for Farmers and Growers on Produce Safety Rule

  May 20, 2019

  The training will cover the standardized curriculum designed by the Produce Safety Alliance, which meets the regulatory requirements of the Produce Safety Rule under FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act). The course will provide a foundation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and comanagement information, FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements, and details on how to develop a…

  Posted in: Certifications, Trainings, Vegetables

• 2019 Vegetable Spray Guide

  April 5, 2019

  Here is the link for the 2019 Vegetable Spray Guide

  Posted in: Disease, Insects, Spray Guides, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Weeds

• Fungicide Resistance on Brassica Crops

  March 13, 2019

  Here is a great article on Alternaria resistance in brassica crops by Clint Thompson.

  Posted in: Vegetables