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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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According to Dr. Lenny Wells, budbreak is looking to be early this year. Reports of early budbreak of many plants throughout the Southeastern U.S. by those who document plant phenology have been coming out lately, and most predict spring to arrive 2 weeks early. The Japanese magnolias, redbuds, sawtooth oaks, and red maples around the…
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UPW will be different from previous years. Here are the guidelines for this year:
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture is hosting a pesticide clean day in Coffee County. The Georgia Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce our next Clean Day pesticide waste collection event. The event will be held Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Coffee County at the Tri-County Cotton Gin in Douglas, Ga. This event is free…
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I try to limit the surveys that get passed around, so you’re not bombarded with them, but this survey is one of the more important ones, and it pertains to some research Regan and I are involved with. Dr. Harris and Dr. Virk developed the survey to better understand common fertilizer application practices and technology…
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There will be a feral swine workshop and trapping demonstration on February 21, 2023, in Sylvester, Ga, at the Worth County Ag Pavilion located at 102 Rebecca Dr, Sylvester, Ga. The workshop will be from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm, with lunch provided. The Middle South Georgia Conservation District sponsors this workshop. Topics will include…
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Here are some updates from the peanut year and some ideas for heading into next year. 2022 Peanut Year
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