Wes Briggs

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GA Peanuts on schedule! Crop starting to shape up nicely in oldest peanuts!

@hydrick1 Looks solid!

Fyi. Spraying fungicides pays!

@robbiefaulk247 How many 3rd down and 2 yards do we need fail at running before they let Will pass the freaking ball!!!

CEW escapes 8/11 Sweetcorn. CEW @ 3 day old, Egg stage 8/3. CEW hatched 8/6. $120.00/acre last 7 sprays. We got 25 sprays total. 8/5 Intrep Edge Lcy/LN 8/6 Lcy + Lannate 16oz 8/7 Blackhawk Lcy/LN 8/8 Lcy + Lann 16oz 8/9 Besiege + Lann 8/10 Lcy + LN 16oz 8/11 Blackhawk Lcy/LN

@wright_iv Every ounce Pyrethroid, Lannate, Avaunt, Besiege, Vantacor, BlackHawk, Intrepid Edge within Food Safety Guidelines & Label Rotations. A Residual Insecticide sprayed every 2nd day, + Pyrethroid + Lannate added also. Non Bt corn has major problems also especially when silks dry.

@wbriggs12 What was rotation of insecticide? A lot of Besiege used up here. That’s insane

Summer Sweet Corn- most expensive and intense crop ever worked. Do everything possible, above and beyond. Still got 15-25% escaped CEW & FAW. These planting sprayed 25-32 times every day, 7 days a week. No off spray days. SweetCorn is turned down at 2% damage.

@rtpiv Distribution rejects any corn with 2% Worms. GMO corn still has to be treated when silks dry, Bt expression is weak. Bt can save some, but the public wants non GMO. Had 3 calls this year from growers in other states with bad Worm problems in GMO can’t hardly sell.

@wbriggs12 That’s why BT GMO sweet corn is more environmentally friendly. It eliminates the need for multiple spraying of insecticides.

@wright_iv We have to use Vantacor infurrow at planting for Lesser & FAW. That only leaves 2 Besiege sprays at 10oz. Anymore Besiege and you off label. It takes 26-32 sprays on Summer SweetCorn in our area. CEW pressure is unlike any other. We spray everyday, 2 Besiege sprays all allowed.

@MBinnarr Every ounce Pyrethroid, Lannate, Avaunt, Besiege, Vantacor, BlackHawk, Intrepid Edge within Food Safety Guidelines & Label Rotations. A Residual Insecticide sprayed every 2nd day, + Pyrethroid + Lannate added also. Non Bt corn has major problems also especially when silks dry.

@wbriggs12 What were insecticides used?

Pictures of early leaf spot gone wild shared with me from colleagues in Jackson Co Florida, just south of Seminole Co Georgia. GA Peanut growers- we are in the toughest period of disease control for your crop. Stay on time with sprays and scout your fields. UGA Extension

Hail Damage Cotton, Only 24% plants have 1 leaf.

Deer!!! Most damaging early season pest on several farms.

Cotton Picking Good, Thankful for good weather up until now. Tropical Storm in November!!! Get outta here!

Spraying for all stages. Alternating Gp, Verimark in Transplant, Assail, Vevom, Malathion, Sivanto, PQZ, Fulfill, Actara, Exirel, Knack, Minecto Pro, Sefina, Courrier, Neemix all worked in on 3 day interval.

Fall Melons— Re thinking this deal. “Not about how much can we make, But How Much Can We Afford To Loose!” Whiteflies sprayed every 3 days.

@hydrick1 We need some Sunshine Hydro! It’s been a few years, can’t remember last time cotton looked this good. Hurricane Michael picked last one on October 10, so I probably need to shut up. We all need a good one this year!

@wbriggs12 Got me beat

2022 Cotton Crop is Scary Strong!! Pray for good harvest conditions!! We need a good one!!

Whitefly control in Fall Melons— “Not”!

Southern Blight in Sweetcorn, 50% earleaf covered in blight behind 6 fungicide sprays + very good At Plant fungicide. Summer Sweetcorn is about 65 day crop, very intense!