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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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On August 6th, 2025, 9:00 a.m., the Midville Field Day will be held at the Southeast Georgia Research and Education Center (9638 Highway 56 S, Midville, GA 30441). Please scan the QR code on the flyer or this link below to register, which will help with a head count for the meal provided: This field…
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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 Sarah Beth Thompson and Wesley Porter Wednesday, July 23, 2025, you will not want to miss the Georgia Cotton Commission’s Mid-Year Meeting & UGA Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop in Statesboro at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center. You will have the opportunity to hear from of the UGA Research & Extension Cotton Team, Akiko Inui (Board Chair…
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By Ross Greene, Nick Shay, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter We are quickly approaching the time of year (or may already be in it) when we need to consider how to finalize our irrigation management on our corn crop. I have received a few calls and seen pictures of the ends of corn ears…
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By Hannah Grubbs, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter As we move into peak water usage on most of our crops it is important to understand that if you are using sensors and have been tracking soil moisture at different depths, usage differs by depth. You should have observed water usage beginning at shallower depths…
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By Brian Mathis (TeeJet), Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter Selecting the correct sprayer nozzle is critical for achieving effective pest and disease control while minimizing drift and maximizing coverage. Each crop and pesticide type—fungicide, insecticide, or herbicide—has unique requirements that influence nozzle selection. Hopefully, this post can help you work through the decision on which…
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By Jeremy Kichler, Bill Starr, Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter Due to the nature of how they work and the area they are covering, hooded sprayers can be confusing and difficult to calibrate. You can over-simplify or over-complicate the calibration procedures as you work through them. Since there are multiple nozzles under the hood and…
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By Emily Bedwell, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter Smarter Irrigation with CropFit With the recent completion of a new UGA Extension Circular led by Dr. Emily Bedwell (University of Idaho, UGA Ph.D. graduate) located here: More Crop Per Drop: An Introduction to the CropFit App | UGA Cooperative Extension, and the current time of…