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Insect scouting schools will be conducted on June 6, 2022 in Tifton and June 14, 2022 in Midville. Crops to be covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean. These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage, natural enemies, and scouting procedures. The training will serve as an introduction to insect monitoring for new…
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Wheat Harvest Wheat combining was interrupted in many areas by rains recently, some folks got 4 inches over a few days and we are seeing a little sprouting of the wheat in the head. This isn’t much of a problem in feed wheat but for milling wheat for flour it is a problem and of…
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Here are a couple of things to think about based upon recent phone calls/texts and observations from some of my current research projects. 1) If growers observe unexpected/unusual leaf injury/burn after a corn herbicide is applied, it is most likely caused by Valor sprayer contamination. See below for what this injury looks like and how…
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Most if not all peanuts in the state of Georgia should be planted sometime during late April and intoearly- to mid- May. Once the crop is in the ground it’s time to start considering how to manage it, andspecifically how to manage irrigation. There are many irrigation scheduling tools available to producersfrom Checkbook methods, to…
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The risk to planting cotton too early, especially with the threat of storms we are facing now, has everything to do with seedling diseases caused by fungal pathogens (especially Rhizoctonia solani and Pythium sp.) Cool soils, especially cool and wet soils slow seed germination and slow growth and development of the cotton seedlings which allows…
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Growers get antsy this time of year and are itching to spray. However, unless you are in a very scabby location with highly susceptible cultivars, there is no reason to begin spraying at this point. We are likely at least 10 days to 2 weeks away from needing to begin fungicide sprays in most areas.…
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce that a Clean Day pesticide waste collection event. The event will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Houston County at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry Ga. This event is free and open to all statewide commercial/private applicators, commercial contractors, and the pest control industry.…
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There will be a Precision Ag Workshops hosted on March 29 and 31 in Statesboro and Albany respectively. This event will have a great speaker line-up. More information on the workshops and speakers can be found here: https://precisionag.caes.uga.edu/resources/Workshops.html.
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Foliar Diseases – Recent weather patterns in the southern US can contribute to the dispersal and establishment of wheat diseases. Critical wheat growth stages are quickly approaching; therefore, scouting of wheat fields should commence or increase if already occurring. Protecting the flag leaf from foliar diseases is critically important for yield preservation. The decision whether…
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