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  • Late Season Pecan Irrigation

    This extended period of dry weather has raised several questions about late season pecan irrigation. Our University of Georgia pecan specialist, Dr. Lenny Wells, has written a timely piece to help producers make these late season irrigation decisions. Click on the article below.   Late Season Drought: When should you turn off the irrigation?

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  • 2019 UGA Vegetable Disease Spray Programs

    Click on the link below to find the UGA vegetable disease spray programs. Cantaloupe is the 2nd one down and watermelon is the last one listed. This is a great resource; however, I must remind you that this guide may be altered in some cases due to environmental conditions of a specific year or due…

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  • Thistle Control in Pastures

    When it comes to thistle control in pastures, many growers have been missing the boat on acceptable control. The key to thistle control is using the right product at the right time. The best time for any product is at the rosette stage. Remember, you can still get good control from 2,4-D, but it all…

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  • Common Questions

    Please see some questions that I have been receiving lately. The first two were questions that Dr. Glen Harris had been receiving and he relayed them to growers last night at the cotton meeting. Be aware that soil pH levels are accurate in saturated conditions while in other labs pH levels can read high with…

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  • Produce Safety Rule Inspection

    For those of you that are subject to Georgia Department of Agriculture regulatory inspections required by the Produce Safety Rule, please see the link below. This is a document that describes what to expect from an inspection. GDA regulatory inspection

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  • Cotton Variety Data

    See the link below for UGA on-farm variety trial data. It is important to note that we had hurricane damage in many trials and this may make alot of the data obsolete. besides the overall data, Dr. Whitaker has separated out the 5 trials that were not affected at all, or at least minimally affected…

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  • Grassman Vlog!

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  • County Production Meetings, More Coming Soon

    Turner County Cotton Production Meeting is next Monday, February 11, at 6:00 P.M. at the Turner County Extension Office. A seafood buffet will be provided for supper. Please call in ASAP for head count, no later than this Friday. Turner County Watermelon Production Meeting is next Thurday, February 14, at 12:00 Noon at the Turner…

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  • Bollworm BMPs in Cotton Publication

    As you know, Georgia’s bollworm pressure is currently much better than other cotton producing areas. It is now more important than ever to make sure we conserve what we have and not make some irreversible mistakes. The publication below provides tips on reducing selection pressure. By the way, this is also why we should still…

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  • Using Pesticides Wisely Trainings

    Please see using pesticides wisely trainings listed below. All growers and applicators are required by Dicamba/2,4-D labels to attend training annually if applying appropriate formulation on to cotton with auxin technology. Please see document attached below. The closest one is this Wednesday at 2 P.M. at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. UPW Training 2019    

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