News — Drone Spraying

Protect Your Corn Yield with a Timely Fungicide Application By Gilbert Barrett, President/CEO, White County Farmers Exchange **Professional Drone Application Available Throughout Northeast Georgia** You've invested heavily in seed, fertilizer, herbicides, and crop management. A properly timed fungicide application helps protect that investment by maintaining a healthy, productive plant during the critical grain-fill period.  Fungicides control gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, and southern rust while also improving plant health, stress tolerance, stalk quality, and grain fill. One-Pass Fungicide ProgramBest timing: VT (full tassel) through R1 (silking).Approach Prima: 6.8 fl oz/acre.Trivapro: 13.7 fl oz/acre. Two-Pass ProgramFirst application: V8–V10.  Second application:...

Summer Broadleaf Weed Control in Pastures: Making Every Spray Count         By: Gilbert Barrett, President/CEO, White County Farmers Exchange One of the biggest challenges for pasture managers in the Southeast is recognizing that we don't have just one weed season—we have two. Winter annual weeds require a fall or winter herbicide program, while summer perennial and annual broadleaf weeds require a completely different approach. If you only spray once a year, you are likely leaving significant weed pressure unchecked during the opposite season. Dogfennel: Timing and Coverage MatterDogfennel is one of the most difficult pasture weeds to control once it becomes...