Scouting for Hessian Fly in Georgia

Now is the time in central and southern Georgia to check susceptible wheat for Hessian fly infestation. Hessian fly is most in the pupal (flax seed stage) and will be emerging and laying eggs over the next few weeks.

It may be feasible to control or at least suppress re-infestation of Hessian fly in susceptible fields by a well-timed insecticide treatment of Karate
Z. This requires scouting and assessing the level of infestation.

This new guide provides photos and information for sampling and making a treatment decision.

Scouting for Hessian Fly in Georgia and Alabama

UGA Wheat Production Page

-David Buntin, Grain Crop Entomologist

What's A Fair Pasture Rental Rate?

How do you figure a fair rental price for pasture land?

You can use these publications from the Ohio Extension and North Dakota Extension offices to help you determine what a fair price to rent pasture land.

Ohio State Extension Publication:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/fr-fact/0008.html

North Dakota Extension Publication:
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/hay/r1092w.htm

Storm information available + Health Department waving well water tests

For those of you in counties effected by last night’s storms, remember there is information available for you on the Natural Disasters In Georgia Web site at http://www.caes.uga.edu/topics/disasters/

The Thomas County Health Department is waving well water tests (bacteria) for those that have had damage to wells from this mornings storm. Please contact the Thomas County Health Department 229.226.4241

Walk Georgia Registration opens this Sunday

The spring session of Walk Georgia will open for registration this Sunday, February 15. Registration will be open through March 9. Activity may be logged March 1 – April 25, so dust off your walking shoes (or tune up your bike, or pump up your basketball) and join us as we explore our great state.

Participate as an individual or build your dream team and get registered at www.walkgeorgia.org. For those of you that completed last year’s survey, thank you for your thoughts and suggestions. We have incorporated many of your ideas and look forward to hearing from you at the close of the spring 2009 session.

For more information, contact your local University of Georgia Cooperative Extension office at 1-800-ASK-UGA1 or email walkga@uga.edu.

To get started, go to the Walk Georgia website starting Sunday and create your account.
www.walkgeorgia.org

Move more and enjoy living more!

The Walk Georgia Task Force

Thomas County Extension Conducting Pesticide Training Class

Thomas County Extension will have a pesticide training class coming up on March 3rd, Tuesday, starting at 9 AM until 12 AM.

This training program is designed for: New private pesticide license applicants and as a continuing education credit for private and commercial license. This class is typically for individuals in the agriculture sector, such as farming, landscaping, or forestry.

The program agenda will be:
8:30 Registration Check In
9:00 Pesticides
11:00 Break
11:15 Application Equipment
11:45 Test for new private pesticide license
12:00 End of program

Registration for the program is $5, and the deadline to registration is Friday, February 27th. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot by contacting the office at 229.225.4130 or email us at uge4275@uga.edu with the subject - Pesticide Training. The office is located at 227 West Jefferson Street, across from the library.

The University of Georgia Thomas County Extension service is an educational organization provided by the U.S. government, the state government through the University of Georgia and the Thomas County government. Anyone interested in more information can visit the website www.thomascountyextension.com.