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Pesticides

  • Peanut Tank-Mix

    Peanut Tank-Mix Thoughts (Prostko) Rain delays and/or late planting have resulted in continual inquiries about peanut herbicide + fungicide tank-mixes and their potential effects on weed control and crop injury. UGA will never be able to adequately address all concerns with 90,000+ potential tank-mixtures in peanuts. Here is a quick review of some of the…

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  • Dr. Eric Prostko with University of Georgia shared some information on tank-mixing pesticides: Tank-mixing pesticides can be rather complicated especially when numerous products will be mixed.  Here are a few questions and answers based upon some recent inquiries that I have received: 1) Can I tank-mix Prowl EC and Prowl H20? I have never have…

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  • There will be changes coming on May 1st, 2017 on how UGA Extension handles Pesticide Education. Please read the press release below and call you local extension agent if you have any questions.

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  • If you are a brassica grower, retailer or have brassica in a greenhouse, I highly encourage you to go to a diamondback moth update that is being held in Moultrie on February 23rd. Below is the schedule. Please RSVP to either of the numbers given so they can have a head count. Colquitt County Extension…

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  • If you attended a training in 2015 or 2016 and are registered, you do not have to take the training again unless you would like. Growers will need to have this training if they would like to make applications of dicamba or 2, 4-D to dicamba or 2,4-D tolerant cotton or soybeans. It is suggested…

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  • Five row crop and vegetable production meetings are currently scheduled in Lowndes County. Commercial (cat. 21), and private pesticide credit will be given with each meeting to all license holders who attend and sign in.  Please call the office (333-5185) a few days ahead if you plan to attend so that plans can be made…

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  • There will be a pesticide waste collection day held at the Cordele State Farmers Market at 1901 State Rt. 41 N  on September 30th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. You must pre-register for the waste to be collected. If interested, fill out and turn in the form as soon as possible. They are only…

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