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Prostko Receives Weed Science Society of America Fellows Award

Dr. Eric Prostko, CRSS Professor and Extension Weed Specialist, was honored by the Weed Science Society of America and presented with the Fellows Award.

The WSSA Fellows Award honors "... a long line of professionals who have advanced the weed science discipline through innovation, research, teaching, publishing and outreach,” says Anita Dille, Ph.D., president of WSSA. “We are proud to call them our colleagues.”

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Lesser Cornstalk Borer in Peanut
UGA Peanut Entomologist Mark Abney shares scouting techniques for identifying Lesser Cornstalk Borers in peanuts.

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UGA plant pathologist recognized for improving the world, one peanut at a time
When University of Georgia peanut pathologist Bob Kemerait does something, he does it wholeheartedly. A passionate advocate for producers both near his academic home at the University of Georgia Tifton campus and around the world, Kemerait describes himself as “a field guy,” most comfortable among the rows detecting, diagnosing and addressing the myriad diseases and pests that threaten Georgia’s second-largest row crop.
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Student Awards 

Savannah Banner (left), M.S. student with Dr. Scott Monfort, placed 1st in the Master’s Oral Presentation Competition at the recent annual meeting of the Southern Branch American Society of Agronomy.

Macie Wheeler (right), M.S. student with Dr. Scott Monfort, placed 2nd in the Master’s Oral Presentation Competition at the recent annual meeting of the Southern Branch American Society of Agronomy.

Congratulations to these outstanding graduate students!

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Posted on Apr 26, 2022
Thrips & TSWV Management: This is Your One Chance, Don’t Mess Up.
I will make this post as straight forward as I can. UGA research shows that for every 1% Tomato spotted wilt Virus (TSWV) incidence in GA-06G at the end of the season, peanuts lose 20 pounds of yield per acre. Most thrips management options and all TSWV management options end...
UGA Peanut Entomology
Posted on Aug 18, 2021
EPA is Revoking all Chlorpyrifos Tolerances for all Commodities
The following is an except from a news release from EPA on 18 August 2021. The revocation of the tolerances for all commodities will be effective 6 months after the publication of the final rule in the Federal Register. “WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will...

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