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Soybean Insect Update
We’re primarily dealing with kudzu bugs, stink bugs and soybean loopers. We’ve been seeing kudzu bugs on full season soybeans, although I have not seen them as much this week. Stink bugs will...
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Soybeans Winding Down
Soybean fields are drying down and leaves are dropping as we near harvest. We’ve treated kudzu bugs, caterpillars and stink bugs this season. Fields were also sprayed with fungicides. Here is some...
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2014 Planting Options
Here is both irrigated and non-irrigated Ag economic outlook charts put together by our UGA Extension Economists and Dr. Nathan Smith: Non-Irrigated Irrigated Thanks to Seminole County Ag Agent, Rome...
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Liberty-Link Soybean Varieties
UGA Extension Weed Scientist, Dr. Eric Prostko, has the following to say about Liberty-Link Soybean Varieties: Growers searching for Liberty-Link (LL) soybeans varieties that perform well in Georgia...
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Row Crop Disease Update – #1
The 2014 field season is upon us and diseases, nematodes, and recommendations promise to have a HUGE impact once again for growers. UGA Extension Pathologist, Dr. Bob Kemerait, has some points to...
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Soybean Planting Dates
It seems like everyone is scrambling to get caught up since rain has let off. Timing on cotton and peanut planting is not far off, but it could push back planting of other crops and force us to...
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Kudzu Bug Thresholds
Soybeans are in the county are flowering now moving into the reproductive (R6) growth stage. I got reports last week of kudzu bugs and found some Monday. According to UGA Extension Entomologist, Dr....
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Soybean Update
I was out for a while this morning checking soybeans. We have many different growth stages throughout the county. Except for soybeans planted behind corn, most of our younger soybeans are now at bloom...
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Ultra-Late Soybeans Need Water
Here is a field of ultra-late soybeans planted after corn. They need to be planted as soon as they can right after corn is harvested, by the first week of August. These were drilled at 7.5 inch...
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Terminating Pest Applications On Soybeans
We’re looking at a lot of early-planted soybeans and trying to decide on continuing insect and disease sprays. We know Asian Soybean Rust is in Alabama and on the Florida boarder. It has not been...
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Soybean Caterpillars
Don Vick and I looked a quite a few cotton, peanut and soybean fields yesterday. We observed the most insect pressure in soybeans. This field is around R5, beginning seed stage. Walking in the field,...
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Scouting For Stink Bugs In Early Soybeans
Brown Stink Bug Adult Early planted soybeans are progressing and looking good. Some varieties are drying down and some have already been harvested. These soybeans are progressing at R6 (Full...
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Harvest-Aid Applications In Soybeans
UGA Extension Weed Scientist Dr. Eric Prostko warns us to avoid early-harvest-aid applications in soybeans. “Early applications (>40% seed moisture) will likely result in significant soybean yield...
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Soybeans Drying Down
Here is a picture of early planted soybeans last Monday. Leaves are turning yellow and brown and falling off. The beans in the pods are at full maturity. Below is a photo of the same field taken...
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Late Soybean Harvesting
Here are some soybeans down below Metcalf that were not able to be harvested since a creek washed out the road leading to these back fields. We wondered about aflatoxin issues but UGA Extension...
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Planting Date Considerations
Weather conditions now are nearly opposite of last year’s conditions as we were waiting for dry weather to plant. We are now in need for rain. Last year, Easter was April 20th. Easter has now past and...
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Controlling Deer
Many fields planted throughout plantation land see lots of wildlife damage, mostly from hogs. Effingham County Agent Sam Ingram put together some information on Controlling Deer through his blog. Here...
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Soybean Caterpillars
Soybeans are reaching reproductive growth stage. It is now time to be scouting for caterpillars. We are looking for velvetbean caterpillars, green cloverworms, and soybean loopers. The velvetbean...
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Row Crop Disease Update
We have a lot of attention on white mold in peanuts now. This has definitely been a white mold year. I’ve noticed tomato spotted wilt also. Here is a field last week abnormally high TSWV, especially...
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Soybean Stink Bugs
Immature Redbanded Stinkbug We are now looking at stink bugs in soybeans. I’m seeing green and southern green, but brown stinkbugs can also be an issue. There are two thresholds we distinguish: Early...
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