Wesley Porter
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By: Wesley Porter and Sarah Beth Thompson We are now into mid- to late- August and are moving into the end of the season very rapidly. While some of the later planted crops are just reaching peak water requirements, many of the earlier planted cotton and peanuts are moving on closer to maturity. So, similar…
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By: Wesley Porter, John L. Snider, Jayson Wisekal, and Sarah Beth Thompson The weather as usual is very unpredictable. We go from hot and dry to hot and humid, to cool and wet and back to hot and dry. Then, during the fall we always have the potential for tropical storms and hurricanes. While, in…
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By: Jason Mallard, Sarah Beth Thompson, Phillip Edwards, David Hall, and Wesley Porter With this being released August 4, it seems like the growing season has flown by quickly. Corn, once black layer is reached, has past needing irrigation and harvest is beginning unless it was late planted. While, over this past weekend (August 2…
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The 2025 C.M. SIRP Field Day is Planned for Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 8207 GA-37, Camilla, GA 31730. Please RSVP By July 21 at SIRP@uga.edu or by calling 229-522-3623. The faculty and staff at the C. M. Stripling Irrigation Research Park invite anyone interested to come learn from experts on how they use science…
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By: Phillip Edwards, Daniel Lyon, David Hall, Jason Mallard, Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter Pivot Uniformity The importance of proper pivot uniformity cannot and should not be taken lightly. Over or underwatering your crop can happen due to a multitude of possible inefficiencies. These inefficiencies can cost you money and yield. In most cases you…
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By: Will Brown (UGA Extension, Appling County), Jennifer Miller (UGA Extension, Jeff Davis County), Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter While planting is going full speed there are many planters that have insecticide hoppers on the back of the row units, and it is critical that these systems are calibrated. Depending on which crop you…
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By Marco Torresan and Wesley Porter Even though it’s still early in the season, most of the corn has been planted and many producers are switching over and starting to plant peanuts. I have seen many farmers starting to plant peanuts, so hopefully they have already made these changes. As you finish up corn it…