Irrigation
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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 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 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…
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By: Jason Mallard, Phillip Edwards, David Hall, Tyler Poythress, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter Early season irrigation management can be a difficult management decision. Sporadic rainfall and unpredictable weather conditions make it difficult to know whether or not to irrigate. Too much irrigation early season on crops can cause shallow rooting systems, disease issues,…
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By: David Hall, Phillip Edwards, Jason Mallard, Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter It’s That Time of Year If you have not already started up your irrigation system, you will be doing so very soon. If you have not operated your system since last season, now is the time to be very careful as you go…
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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…