Oat Rust & Wheat Leaves Drying – Georgia Grain News 4-28-22

Oat Rust & Wheat Leaves Drying – Georgia Grain News 4-28-22

Rome Ethredge – UGA Interim Grains and Soybean Agronomist   Oat Rust We are seeing some rust disease in oats now and it can be serious. Here are Dr. Alfredo Martinez’s comments, “Crown/leaf rust, caused by the fungal pathogen Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae, is...
Herbicide Options for Weed Control in Small Grain Crops

Herbicide Options for Weed Control in Small Grain Crops

Pratap Devkota, Weed Scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center – Small grain crops such as barley, oats, rye, triticale, wheat, etc. are commonly grown during winter months in Florida for grain, cover crops, or winter grazing purposes.  Even...
Virtual Cool-Season Forage Tour with Ann Blount

Virtual Cool-Season Forage Tour with Ann Blount

On Friday, March13, 2020 the University of Florida cancelled or postponed all in-person training activities to slow the spread of the Conronavirus.  One of the events this effected was the Twilight Cool-Season Forage Tour that had been scheduled for March 17th, at the...
Be On the Lookout for Crown Rust in Oats

Be On the Lookout for Crown Rust in Oats

Poor conditions during the fall planting window have made cool season forages a somewhat scarce commodity this Spring. Producers fortunate enough to have cool season forages, need to take the necessary steps to allow them the maximum returns from their plantings.  For...