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  • We know that small grains yield better with a dry sunny spring but we can benefit from irrigation at times, especially during grain fill. Dr. Wes Porter, UGA, says he normally recommends ET replacement on small grains and this time of year we are at or above .10” to .15″ per day putting us at…

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  • “A Beef and Forage Field Day” Sponsored by the Georgia Commodity Commission for Beef Showcasing: #BetterBeef, #BetterGrazing, #BetterBurps Programs Event Date: Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 @ 8:00 a.m. Location: UGA Animal Science Farm, Tifton. Online RegistrationSponsor Registration Topics Covered Sustainability in Beef Production Systems Feeding cattle in Georgia Alfalfa in the South Precision Agriculture in Hay Fields Bull…

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  • Peanut, Cotton, & Corn Disease Control Production Meeting Speaker: Dr. Bob Kemerait – UGA Plant Pathology Extension Specialist When: February 23, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. Location: Turner County Extension Office Peanut Production Meeting Speakers: Dr. Scott Monfort – UGA Extension Peanut Agronomist, Dr. Mark Abney – UGA Extension Peanut Entomologist – Environmental Soil & Fertilizer,…

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  • Avian Influenza Info.

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  • As predicted we are seeing a banner year for water stage fruit split. We are currently seeing nut drop from water split even on varieties on which we don’t normally see it (such as Desirable). It has been abnormally wet this growing season and especially through the late water stage and early shell hardening phase…

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  • Disease management late in the peanut season can either be very easy or it can be quiteconfusing. In fields where these is little disease, growers can generally “coast” to harvest withconfidence that there is little (or nothing) to be done to finish the crop. Where disease ispresent, growers must decide what measures should be taken…

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  • Since sending out recommendations on disease management opportunities for peanut, I have been asked a couple of questions that I think will be of common interest to many, so I’ll try to answer them here.  It is important to remember that the recommendations were based upon two scenarios.  Scenario 1:  It is now approximately 60…

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  • Peanut:  Many of our peanut fields have reached, or are rapidly approaching, 60 days after planting.  During this time of the season it is important to protect a peanut crop from white mold and from leaf spot diseases.  Currently, rainfall has been abundant in many of our counties.  The rainfall is beneficial to the growth…

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  • Recent rains over the last few days at the UGA Ponder Farm (1.75″+) have kept me out of the field for today so I thought it would be a good time to squeeze in a quick blog. The frequent rain showers we have had over the last month or so have caused many problems with…

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  • Over the last few days, I have had a few questions about tank-mixing Cobra or Ultra Blazer with Cadre + Dual Magnum + 2,4-DB.  Most are concerned about potential crop injury but this tank-mix has not been overly caustic in my research (Figures 1 and 2).  But, keep in mind that crop injury with tank-mixes…

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