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By Lauren Lazaro, UGA Extension Precision Ag Specialist Prior to spraying this season, make sure your sprayer is in solid working condition before heading to the field. Start by reviewing the owner’s manual for recommended inspection steps and specifications. Make sure parts and joints are properly lubricated, machine fluids are at the proper level, filters are clean…
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By Chance Warren and Wesley Porter With planting season fast underway it is crucial that dry fertilizer spreaders are properly calibrated both in application rate and distribution prior to applications of lime and fertilizer. Calibrations are unique to each material tested due to varying density and material shape, so it is imperative that calibrations are performed…
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By: Phillip Edwards, David Hall, Jason Mallard, Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter As we move into planting season full force and start to need irrigation systems either started up for the first time for application or just to move them out of the way to plant, you may be starting systems that have been sitting dormant…
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By Savannah Beasley, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter We had plenty of cold weather and below freezing temperatures this past winter. The near-term forecast shows that we are mostly out of the freezing temperatures, but you never know what will happen between now and Easter. Ideally, you properly prepared your irrigation systems for the winter and will not have…
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By David Hall, Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter This post was developed by David Hall and I appreciate him taking the time to put his thoughts, experiences, and observations from this season into this blog post. After a conversation with a local crop consultant regarding irrigation scheduling, the wheels in my mind really started moving.…
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By Wesley Porter and Amilcar Vargas I know that this only applies to growers located in the Flint River Basin (FRB), but at the same time, it should provide some insight to everyone across the state of what is happening in this region. I probably should have posted all of the information below back in…
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By Kaytlyn Cobb We are excited to announce the very first Field Days at the new UGA Grand Farm site- and you’re invited! These events mark our first public-facing opportunity to open the farm gates and showcase what’s happening here in Perry as we grow Georgia’s AgTech ecosystem. Taking place in conjunction with the Georgia National Fair (October…
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By Nick Gladden, Hannah Grubbs, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter Even though after I had this post together, we finally received rain across most of the state, it still was not enough to have a significant impact on the current conditions. By the time this will be posted, we are expected to receive more…
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By Wesley Porter, Scott Tubbs, John Bennett, Seth McAllister, and Sarah Beth Thompson Unfortunately, we have reached that point in peanut harvest that it has gotten hot and dry for an extended amount of time. This weather can have negative effects on the peanut inversion and harvest process. I have started receiving calls about estimating…
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By Scott Tubbs, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter While we are wrapping up the peanut season, and we have seen many peanuts that have been dug and even harvested across the state, it is important to note that we are not done with the season, and peanuts will require water until they are fully…