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  • Insect scouting schools will be conducted on June 7, 2021 in Tifton and June 15, 2021 in Midville. Crops to be covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean.  These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage, natural enemies, and scouting procedures.  The training will serve as an introduction to insect monitoring for new…

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  • Information in this edition should be helpful as peanut planting is well under way and cotton planting more than likely will ramp up next week as long as mother nature cooperates. Hopefully all of you will get this needed rain and temperatures will not drop too low over the next few days. Please click HERE…

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  • State of Georgia Label for XtendiMax

    The state of Georgia Label for XtendiMax was turned down by the EPA. The denial of the label requires Georgia farmers to follow the Federal Label. As you are spraying dicamba (and other pesticides) this year, please be sure to keep it on the target field. Any off-target movement will jeopardize the future use of…

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  • The Virtual Using Pesticides Wisely Trainings (UPW) have been completed; however, there are still applicators that need to be trained. I will offer the video at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture on April 16, April 21 and April 22. The training will begin at 9:00 am and will conclude at 10:15 am. If you…

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  • Three Virtual UPW Trainings Remain

    There are three opportunities left to participate in UPW Trainings and they are listed below: April 5 @ 5:30 pm https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_86HgfXsMRt64_dN_xz9b0g April 8 @ 9:00 am https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Nry9IN0HQSu7YgP5TOiC3g April 12 @ 5:30 pm https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ox4YobtHSwW7N9OfjgnkBA Please click on above link for training in which you would like to register. Be sure to register at least two hours…

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  • Please click HERE to read the Dicamba Applicator Certified License Update that was released yesterday. However, this change does not effect or change the new requirements for applying paraquat. On another note, the 2021 UGA Peanut Production Guide arrived this week. I have some production guides in my truck and as I am traveling throughout…

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  • The schedule for the 2021 UGA Extension Auxin Trainings has been finalized. The document has the training requirements as well as a schedule with the zoom links. All of the meetings will be virtual; however, I realize technology/internet service can be a problem, so if either of these is an issue for you please contact…

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  • Blessing of the Crops

    Please refer to below flyer for information on Blessing of the Crops this Friday, March 5.

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  • The schedule for the 2021 UGA Extension Auxin Trainings has been finalized. The document has the training requirements as well as a schedule with the zoom links. All of the meetings will be virtual; however, I realize technology/internet service can be a problem, so if either of these is an issue for you please contact…

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  • Many of you have been asking about the Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) Training for this year, so I wanted to give you an update as to where we are in the process. The trainings will begin in March and will be virtual. Everyone will be required to take it this year regardless of whether you…

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