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I can hear it raining outside my window this morning in Athens, but once this rain moves through over the weekend, we should see a mostly dry week for north Georgia, with most of the rain focused in the southern half of the state. The rain today is associated with a developing low pressure center…
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See attached for a letter from EPA that extends the date for mancozeb comments till 16 October. I am also including the actual mancozeb review document for your reference as needed. I know that most of you are in the middle of harvest, so I hope this will help to provide a little more time…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast (Quantitative Precipitation Forecast) for rainfall in the next 7 days shows that we are returning to a rainier state over the next week after a slow increase in drought conditions for the past couple of weeks. A pair of fronts are supposed to move through the area this weekend, bringing…
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As you are all aware, mancozeb is one of the backbone fungicides for our grape spray programs. EPA is already making changes to captan labels, and though some of these changes will be onerous, they have no impact on our ability to grow grapes in Georgia as compared to the complete removal of mancozeb labels…
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Amelia Lyons walking between vines during her time as a UGA Winegrower Intern at Stonewall Creek in 2023. Photo by Chamberlain Smith
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As most of you are aware, spotted lanternfly (SLF) will soon be in Georgia, and it is already being found throughout the Southeast and other regions. Recent research from Penn State has indicated that the SLF can also spread Pierce’s disease (PD), though the degree of spread is not known. See the link below for…
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Just a reminder for everyone who can join us to view and taste existing and potential new cultivars of fresh market muscadine grapes. When and where: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.-Saturday, August 17, 2024, meet at the UGA Tifton Campus Muscadine Vineyard (see picture below). Dr. Conner will be on-hand throughout the morning, and a…
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The Spotted Lanternfly Working Group, sponsored by the Southern IPM Center, will be hosting an informational meeting about spotted lanternfly in the Southeast. As this new pests continues is southern expansion, come learn about the current research and extension efforts being done to address this invasive bug. Please consider joining us online September 5, 2024…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that rainfall across the state should be lighter this week and next, although there will be periods of scattered rain. The driest part of next week will be today through Tuesday, with showers returning to northern GA overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Those showers will spread south later in…
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This is your friendly ASEV-ES Reminder to: SIGN UP FOR THURSDAY!!!!! Of course if you have not already. We have a jam packed one hour session on using technology to improve grape growing. This will be a great introduction to My EV, GeoVine GIS, and PIVC technology. Please share with your state industry, growers, field…
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