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Crop damage permits help farmers control deer
Permit allows applicant and up to six other people to shoot deer caught in registeed growing crop fields.
Posted in crop management
UGA weed science experts weigh effects of dicamba ruling
California court decision to ban weed-control product expected to affect every farmer in the state.
Posted in crop management
UGA teaching farmers to save water by scheduling irrigation
The UGA Agricultural Water Efficiency Team is helping farmers use irrigation scheduling tools to conserve water by planning irrigation based on crop water needs.
Posted in cotton, crop management, Irrigation, peanuts
Peanut growers encouraged not to increase acreage
UGA peanut experts caution farmers that increasing acreage could cause an oversupply of peanuts and lower prices.
Posted in crop management, peanuts
Whiteflies bugging vegetable & cotton producers
An estimated $200 million in crop losses were attributed to whiteflies in 2017. UGA entomologists are researching techniques to control whitefly populations.
Posted in cotton, crop management, vegetables