Pesticides
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In case you were not able to attend the initial Dicamba/Auxin herbicide training offered by Monsanto, a make up date has been scheduled. The training that is located closest for our area will be held in Tifton. The meeting will be conducted on Tuesday, March 17 at 2:30 p.m. at UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center,…
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Brooks County Extension hosted a Weed Control program, for row crop producers, on January 15, 2015. I wanted to share the educational information that I distributed at this meeting. To access the following information, please click on the provided links. Please let me know if you would…
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We received a call yesterday, from the Georgia Department of Agriculture, informing us that Brooks County’s Georgia Clean Day has been rescheduled. The new date, set by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, is November 12, 2014. Also, due to the change in collection date, we will be accepting additional product and extending the pre-registration time…
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We are pleased to announce that Brooks County has been chosen to host a 2014 Georgia Clean Day. This event will be held at the Brooks County Ag. Annex/Extension Office on October 30, 2014. This program is organized and administered by The Georgia Department of Agriculture, through funding provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency…
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At this time, Asian Soybean Rust has not been reported in Georgia. However, as with most crop diseases, conditions are favorable for the development of Asian Soybean Rust and when it appears the disease could develop quickly. Of course, our weather patterns will be the driving factor behind the spread and increased risk of this…
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During the past ten years, Target Spot in cotton has continued to increase in Georgia. Currently, with warm weather, good canopy growth, and scattered rainfall the conditions are favorable for Target Spot. Of course, when we receive consistent rain showers the cotton experiences better growth and increased periods of leaf wetness which permits the risk…
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During this time of the season, (50 to 70 days into season) we are at a critical point in our disease management program. We should continue to maintain our leafspot control programs and implement a good program for prevention of white mold. We have ideal conditions for disease development and activity. Both leafspot and white…
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This week, while evaluating peanuts, I was reminded of a pest that is fairly common but has sporadic activity in peanuts and one we rarely spray for, the Potato Leaf hopper. I wanted to share pictures of hopper burn, a condition that results from leafhopper feeding. It is important that we recognize this damage so…
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Please be aware that there have been several reports of worms in peanuts. The foliage feeders that I have observed were Fall Armyworm caterpillars. The treatment threshold for foliage feeding caterpillars in peanuts is 4-8 larvae/row ft. The low level of four caterpillars/row ft. should be used if the peanuts are small and/or stressed. The…
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I wanted to share with you a free mobile app that I have found to be quick and easy to use when calibrating a sprayer. I simply enter the parameters that is requested and select the method that you want the app to calculate. I usually request the app to figure volume/area. After, I collect…
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