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You may notice some nut drop in your orchards at this time. This can occur for a number of reasons, inlcuding rainfall after a long hot,dry period and natural drop on certian varieties. One thing we are seeing at the moment is drop from nut curculio. The damage from nut curculio is very conspicuous. Nuts…
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From the U.S. EPA: “Based on the revised draft risk assessments and feedback submitted during the public comment period, EPA is proposing the following new measures to mitigate the ecological, dietary, and aggregate cancer risks of concern:• Terminate all herbicide uses on food and feed crops to address dietary and aggregate risks ofconcern to the…
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It has been an interesting week in Colquitt County. The weather pattern seems to have changed and rain chances have increased. Below are the rainfall totals for the past week in Colquitt County. The CoCoRaHS website illustrates rain fall totals from Colquitt County from the last seven days (7-3-22 to 7-9-22). Rainfall totals range from…
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I have been getting alot of questions about goose grass control in cotton. Below are a few words from Stanley Culpepper on this subject. For years, we have been discussing how science suggests that goosegrass populations are likely to explode in cotton systems that are heavily dependent on Liberty or dicamba, especially when residual herbicides…
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June Acreage – June 30, 2022
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Southern rust has been found in Colquitt County today (6/16/22) in a field that is currently in the early R5 (dent) stage of development. Currently corn ranges from VT to R5 stage of development in Colquitt County. If you have questions about how to manage Southern Corn Rust in your area please contact your local…
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Since we are in a hot, dry pattern in Colquitt County the concern about Lesser Cornstalk Borer has increased. LCB pressure has been low (6/16/22) this week producers need to be on the look for this pest. Below are a few words from Dr. Mark Abney on the LCB situation around the state. Jun 15,…