Volume 17 - June 6th

“Ahh Beautiful Rain!”
Irwin County Extension
107 West Fourth Street
Ocilla, Georgia 31774-1401
Phone: (229) 468-7409
Fax: (229) 468-9838
E-mail: pedwards@uga.edu
Webpage: http://www.ugaextension.com/irwin
IRWIN COUNTY EXTENSION AGRICULTURE NEWS - Vol. 17 Mon. June 6, 2016
Phillip Edwards Irwin County Extension Coordinator
In This Issue: Recent Activities, Meetings, Peanut Tank-mixes, GA Pest. Clean Day, Irrigation Scheduling, Cotton Marketing, Walk GA, Sunbelt Field Day
Recent Activities
Scenes from the Irwin County Farmers Market on Saturday June 4, 2016
Aspergillus crown rot in peanut
Irwin County Cotton Variety Trial 7 Varieties 12 Row Plots
Filamentous Algae in Pond
Meetings
Activity
Longleaf Management Field Day
Cotton, Peanut Soybean Scout School
4-H Summer Camp
GA Pesticide Clean Day
Sunbelt Expo Field Day
Date
Thur. June 9, 2016 from 9:30-3:30
Mon. Jun. 13, 2016 9 AM
June 13-17, 2016
June 29, 2016 from 9 to 3
Thur. July 14, 2016 7:15 AM to Lunch
Location
Pope City Church (Hwy 112 & Braden Rd. Rochelle, GA
UGA Tifton Campus Conf. Center
Camp Burton 4-H Center Tybee Island
Dublin, GA
Spence Field Moultrie, GA
Peanut Tank-Mix Time (Dr. Eric Prostko UGA Extension Peanut Weed Specialist)
Now is the time of year that most of us will get numerous questions about the various tank-mixes that peanut growers would like to
try. Here are a few reminders:
1) With over 90,000 potential peanut tank-mixtures, it is impossible for UGA or anyone else to have all the answers. If a grower puts
more than 2 chemicals in a spray tank, it is very likely that that specific mixture will not have been adequately tested.
2) Just because a specific tank-mixture may not have caused peanut injury on one day, it does not mean it will not cause injury at
another time. Peanut response to tank-mixtures is a function of many factors including temperature, humidity, leaf wetness, and
overall plant health.
2) The following publication entitled: “Tank-Mixing Chemicals Applied to Peanut Crops: Are the Chemicals Compatible?” is a good source
of information. This publication is attached to the email containing this newsletter.
3) Recent research from NC State University indicated that manganese did not affect the efficacy of Select, Poast, Cadre, Pursuit, 2,4-DB,
Abound, Bravo, Headline, or Folicur. Common ragweed control with Cobra was reduced 6% by dry Mn sulfate but not liquid Mn.
(Peanut Science 2012 39:1-8)
4) Here a few slides of some tank-mixtures that I have tried or seen in the field.
Georgia Pesticide Clean Day: A Great Opportunity Get Rid of Unused Pesticides
The Georgia Department of Agriculture is proud to announce it has secured limited funding for a one day Georgia Clean Day Pesticide
Waste Collection Day. The event will be held in Laurens County at the Southern Pine Ag Expo, 575 Southern Pines Rd., Dublin, Ga.
31021 on June 29, 2016, from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Georgia Clean Day is a program that gives everyone an opportunity to discard old,
unusable, or cancelled pesticides to a hazardous waste contractor for disposal. Pesticides in leaking containers or disposed of
improperly may cause environmental damage by contaminating water supplies or harming people and wildlife. Some pesticides that
have been used in the past are now in need of proper disposal. Participation in the Clean Day Program remains free of charge to all
private and commercial applicators with the understanding that the event is designed / intended for farmers, lawn care, golf courses,
and pest control companies. The Georgia Department of Agriculture will be requiring pre-registration for the event. Contact the Irwin
County Extension Office for more information or for more information about the event, please contact Laurens County Extension Office
at 478-272-2277, visit our website: http://agr.georgia.gov/georgia-clean-day.aspx or contact Rick Hayes coordinator for the event at
ricky.hayes@agr.georgia.gov (Office: 404-656-4958 Ext 4113, Cell: 404-535-1614)
Irrigation Scheduling
I am still getting farmers visiting and considering using the USDA developed Irrigator Pro Program. Several farmers are using the recently
modified Irrigator Pro http://irrigatorpro.org/farm/ computer program to determine irrigation scheduling in cotton, corn and peanut. So
if you are interested in the Irrigator Pro method we have information on where to order most of the supplies you will need. You will
need to moister Watermark Digital Watermark Reader, and Watermark sensors and you will also
Walk Georgia: Go to: www.walkgeorgia.org to learn more and register!
Walk Georgia is a site dedicated to helping you move more and live more. Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned fitness
pro, Walk Georgia can help you track your activity, eat healthier, and is a good reminder to exercise, and exercise more efficiently.
Cotton Marketing News (Dr. Don Shurley UGA Extension Cotton Agricultural Economist - Retired)
Sunbelt Expo Field Day Thursday July 14, 2016
As always for more information contact your Irwin County Extension Office at 468-7409.
Phillip Edwards Irwin County Agent
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