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Planting Tips Planting Date: The ideal planting window is between late April and late May in regards to yield potential. A good peanut crop can be grown outside of this planting window, although the risk of reduced yield is greater because of weather and risk of disease problems. Please keep these points in mind before…
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I recently received a phone call from a south Georgia corn farmer who told me that someone was going around saying that a Roundup + Atrazine tank-mix, applied POST in field corn, will reduce yields. My response was show me the data. Here is my data from 3 on-farm field trials conducted in a high…
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Defoliation Update – Dr. Hand It’s that time of year again. The smell of Folex is in the air and I am starting to get THE question: “Camp, what’s the recipe for the week??” In my travels across the state, there are a good many fields that are ready to defoliate. Of course, in the…
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Please see the document below for a great checklist ahead of bad weather.
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Greetings- In T-town this morning it is 77F and 94% relative humidity. All eyes are on the approaching storm, but it deserves mention that our temperatures, especially night time temperatures, are still excellent for development of white mold. This makes careful consideration of a plan for fungicide applications ahead of the storm that much more…
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Weather has been good for whitemold development (6 AM, 76F and 96% humidity this morning, perfect for a white mold gone wild festival) That is how white mold is this year. Because of the weather, it keeps going and going and going if not kept in check with an effective fungicide program. Pictures today are…
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Written by mrabney August 18, 2023 Velvetbean caterpillars (VBC) have become abundant in Georgia peanut fields over the last 10 days. Growers that do not have a scout or consultant should check their fields for infestations TODAY. Over the course of the last week I have seen fields stripped to bare stems and have heard…