Category: Agriculture

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 (Idaho State University, 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 Terry Griffin (Kansas State University), Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter A colleague of Dr. Porter’s from Kansas State University, Terry Griffin Ph.D., has put together a few concerns, questions, and answers about the upcoming solar storms. The post below was adapted from the article written by Margy Eckelkamp, which can be found at: What […]
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By Chance Warren, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter  There is both an increased desire and an uptick in utilizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for the purpose of spraying or spreading materials in an agricultural setting. However, a few steps must be taken first to ensure each pilot/applicator has all the necessary paperwork to conduct […]
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By Luke Fuhrer, Cliff Collins, Sarah Beth Thompson, Glen Rains, and Wesley Porter Spraying is an important pre- and in-season operation that can either make or break a crop. This operation can be costly if done correctly, and very costly if done incorrectly. The cost can be attributed to a monetary cost of chemical and […]
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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 […]
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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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