Corn
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We are looking forward to more Extension grower meetings coming up soon. Mark your calendars for these upcoming production meetings! Pesticide recertification credits and certified crop advisor (CCA) CEU’s will be available at these meetings. *Please contact the Worth County Extension Office at 229-776-8216 if you plan to attend.
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Worth County Extension has recently hosted two producer meetings. The Worth County Extension Peanut Production meeting was held on January 23, 2024. Dr. Scott Monfort, Dr. Mark Abney, and Dr. Glen Harris gave the latest update on peanut varieties and practices, insects and diseases, and peanut fertility needs. There was also an update from the…
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Many situations are occurring in crops over the last week or two. Corn harvest has begun and is progressing well between some rain events. Cotton Update: A few more fields have reached the silverleaf whitefly (SLWF) threshold this week. This pest is starting to spread out further in the county, so keep an eye out…
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Southern corn rust and corn tar spot is present in southwest Georgia, but a majority of corn in the county is nearing full maturity, so the diseases should not affect potential yield. But, late planted corn should be scouted and treated if necessary. Conditions have been near perfect for diseases in peanuts and cotton to…
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As of yesterday (6/21/23), Southern corn rust is now confirmed in two counties in Georgia (Clinch and Grady). See the picture of the map below for the locations of southern corn rust. For current map status, go to: https://corn.ipmpipe.org/southerncornrust/. Growers should consider protecting corn that is in the VT (tassel stage) through the milk stage.…
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We have had plenty of rain throughout the county the last couple of weeks, so many fields are too wet for ground equipment and conditions are good for the spread of crop diseases. Following is a crop disease update from Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Extension Plant Pathologist: The mention of trade names in this blog…
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This field day will be of interest to our forage producers and cattle producers. Dr. Jennifer Tucker of the UGA Beef Team says, “We will be hosting the 2023 Corn Silage and Stored Forage Field Day this year at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center on June 15. This event is free to attend but…
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Corn Disease Update from Dr. Bob Kemerait Cotton and Peanut Issues In the last couple of weeks, we have made many field visits for cotton and peanuts in regards to plant stands. More seedling disease and seed rot, in some cases, have resulted from cooler temperatures and cool, damp soil conditions in the month of…
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Know Your Risk and Plan for It Planting of cotton and peanuts is still progressing in the county. Many fields have been planted already. We have been encouraging the use of risk models for peanuts for quite some time now, and there is also a risk model for cotton. Peanut Rx is available online for…
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Corn in the county is growing well and we have not seen many issues with diseases to this point. Worth Extension is participating with Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Plant Pathologist, in collecting sentinel corn samples to check for disease (on a weekly/biweekly basis). Some of the earlier planted corn is already tasseling and silking. It…