Tag: Strawberries
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Weekly Field Update – 3/21/22
The University of Georgia’s food safety team is conducting a survey to assess food safety risks posed by wild birds. Please take the survey here for a chance to win one of two $50 gift cards. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and…
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Weekly Field Update – 3/14/22
Coming up this week is the Farm Safety Day for Women on 3/18. Don’t forget to check out the rest of our lineup of winter/spring meetings here. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back on Thursday for the answer! Statewide Dr.…
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Hard Freeze Forecast for the Weekend
Growers have been keeping a close eye on the weather this week as temperatures are forecast to reach the mid to low 20s around the state Saturday night and Sunday morning. 5 to 15 mph winds are also expected. With crops like peaches, blueberries, and strawberries now in bloom and young brassica transplants in the…
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Weekly Field Update – 3/7/22
Coming up this week we have the in-person Midlands Vegetable Meeting, Upstate Apple and Peach Meeting, and virtual Peach meeting. Don’t forget to check out the rest of our lineup of winter/spring meetings here. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back…
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Weekly Field Update – 2/28/22
Coming up this week we have Part 2 of our virtual Brassica series. Don’t forget to check out the rest of our lineup of winter/spring meetings here. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back on Thursday for the answer! Coastal Region…
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Weekly Field Update – 2/21/22
Coming up this week we have an in-person irrigation meeting and Part 1 of our virtual Brassica series. Don’t forget to check out the rest of our lineup of winter/spring meetings here. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back on Thursday…
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Weekly Field Update – 2/14/22
Happy Valentines Day! Coming up this week we have an in-person Peach meeting and Part 2 of our virtual Cucurbit series. Don’t forget to check out the rest of our lineup of winter/spring meetings here. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check…
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Question of the Week – Grey Mold
This week, the question was: What is the fuzzy, grey stuff developing on the dead bloom? This is grey mold (Botrytis cinerea), the number 1 threat to strawberry yields in the southeast. As the weather begins to warm, we will start to see grey mold in every strawberry field and growers need to have fungicides…
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Weekly Field Update – 2/7/22
We have a couple cucurbit meetings coming up this week. One in-person on 2/8 and one virtual on 2/10. Don’t forget to check out the rest of our lineup of winter/spring meetings here. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back on…
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Weekly Field Update – 1/31/22
Coming up this week is a virtual Small Fruit Production Meeting on 2/3. Click here to register and don’t forget to check out the rest of our lineup of winter/spring meetings here. Today we’ll be starting something new we’re calling the Question of the Week. At the end of today’s post will be a photo…
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