ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST AND JULY PEANUT DISEASE UPDATE

ASIAN SOYBEAN RUST AND JULY PEANUT DISEASE UPDATE

Asian soybean rust (ASR) was found in our KUDZU sentinel plot in Coffee County on Friday.

Dr. Bob Kemerait, University of Georgia Extension pathologist gives

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KUDZU BUG ATTACKING SOYBEANS

KUDZU BUG MANAGEMENT IN SOYBEANS

The Kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria, has now been confirmed in most Georgia counties and infestations in soybeans have been reported in many areas. Soybean growers need to be on the alert

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JULY 5 ROW CROP DISEASE UPDATE

JULY 5 ROW CROP DISEASE UPDATE

Dr.Bob Kemerait, University of Georgia Extension pathologist, gives a row crop disease update below:

1.  Weather- the weather over the southern coastal plain in Georgia continues to

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GRAINS GONE WILD, MARKETING EXPERT GIVES CROP UPDATE

GRAINS GONE WILD

Poor crop reports in the mid-West have caused the corn and soybean markets to go wild. Today, July corn is sitting at $6.58 and July soybeans are nearing $15 per

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DR. SHURLEY DISCUSSES COTTON MARKET OUTLOOK

DR. SHURLEY DISCUSSES COTTON MARKET OUTLOOK

Dr. Don Shurley, University of Georgia Extension cotton economist, discusses the current cotton market outlook, marketing strategies and their impact on next year’s crops on On The

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POOR TIP FILL ESTIMATED TO REDUCE GEORGIA’S CORN YIELD 10-15% IN 2012

POOR TIP FILL ESTIMATED TO REDUCE GEORGIA’S CORN YIELD 10-15% IN 2012

Georgia’s potential corn yield is estimated to be down 10-15% this year due to reduced solar radiation. Solar Radiation, more simply put,

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Georgia’s peachy image turns blue

Georgia’s peachy image turns blue

By  Dan Chapman

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The peach is Georgia’s official fruit. It graces license plates and quarters.  A whole county is named for it. An 800-pound “peach”

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BLUEBERRY RUST

BLUEBERRY RUST

 Dr. Phil Brannen, University of Georgia Extension pathologist, reports on blueberry rust below:

We are now receiving additional field reports of blueberry rust, likely as a result of the

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DR. KEMERAIT’S JUNE 17 ROW CROP DISEASE UPDATE

DR. KEMERAIT’S JUNE 17 ROW CROP DISEASE UPDATE

Dr. Bob Kemerait, University of Georgia Extension pathologist, gives a row disease update:

The detection of  Southern Corn Rust in Seminole, Worth, Terrell, Ben

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ERIOPHYID SPIDER MITES ON SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRIES

ERIOPHYID SPIDER MITES ON SOUTHERN HIGHBUSH BLUEBERRIES Dr. Phil Brannen, University of Georgia Extension pathologist, reports, “We are finding significant populations of these eriophyid mites (same as found in Florida by Dr. Phil Harmon) with newly developed

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