Colquitt County Extension Shade Meeting scheduled for August 8, 2018!!!
A shade tree meeting to provide information to growers, consultants, and industry about the current disease and insect situation in cotton and peanuts will be held at the Sunbelt Ag Expo on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. This meeting will start at 11 am. Drs. Bob Kemerait, UGA Plant Pathologist, and Phillip Roberts, UGA Cotton Entomologist, will be on hand at this meeting. Topics include managing whiteflies, target spot and white mold. Interested parties will have the opportunity to view a UGA on farm cotton variety trial location and other research being held at the Sunbelt Ag Expo. A sponsored lunch will be provided at the conclusion of the meeting. If you are interested in attending please contact the Colquitt County Extension office at 229-616-7455.
Cross-Commodity Management of Silverleaf Whitefly in Georgia (New Publication)
Silverleaf whitefly (SLWF) is a major pest of agriculture in Georgia requiring management in vegetable and agronomic cropping systems to preserve yield and quality. Colquitt County has a very diverse agricultural landscape which can promote challenges to growers trying to manage silverleaf whitefly. Our greatest opportunity for impacting the severity of SLWF infestations is to minimize overall SLWF populations moving from one cropping system to the next. This can be accomplished with effective in crop management and timely termination of crops after harvest to minimize the population over time. SLWF populations increase during the year and management within each cropping system significantly impacts subsequent cropping systems. It is important that SLWF management is a priority in all crops that serve as reproductive hosts. Cross-commodity cooperation and management with the objective of minimizing overall SLWF populations will benefit all of Georgia agriculture.
Click the link below to view the publication:
http://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1141
Have a good day,
Jeremy M. Kichler
County Extension Agent
Colquitt County
(C) (229) 921-1977
(O) (229) 616-7455
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