Grower's Guide
Table of Contents
- Introduction to the 2013 Georgia Tobacco Budgets
- Bulk Barn, Hand Harvested Budget
- Bulk Barn, Machine Harvested Budget
- Estimated Labor and Machinery Costs per Acre - Hand Harvest - 2013
- Estimated Labor and Machinery Costs per Acre - Mechanical Harvest - 2013
- Returns Above Variable Costs for Hand Harvested
- Flue Cured Tobacco, Various Yields and Contract Prices - 2013
- Returns Above Variable Costs for Mechanical Harvested
- Flue Cured Tobacco, Various Yields and Contract Prices - 2013
- Farm Labor Management
- Employee or Independent Contractor
- Employer Responsibilities
- Social Security and Medicare Taxes
- Georgia New Hire Reporting Program
- Employment Taxes and Deposits
- Georgia Income Tax
- Unemployment Taxes
- Migrant and Seasonal Labor
- H-2A Program Workers
2016 Tobacco Variety Information
- New Varieties for 2016
- Variety Selection
- 2016 Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Evaluation
- Official Flue-Cured Variety Test - 2016 Yield, Value Indices, Quality and Agronomic Characteristics of Released Varieties
- Comparison of Certain Characteristics for Released Varieties Evaluation in the 2016 Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test
- Comparison of Certain Characteristics for Varieties Evaluated in the 2016 Regional Variety Farm Test
2014 Tobacco Variety Information
- New Varieties for 2014
- Variety Selection
- 2013 Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Evaluation
- Official Flue-Cured Variety Test - 2013 Yield, Value Indices, Quality and Agronomic Characteristics of Released Varieties
- Comparison of Certain Characteristics for Released Varieties Evaluation in the 2013 Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test
- Comparison of Certain Characteristics for Varieties Evaluated in the 2013 Regional Variety Farm Test
- Released Variety Demonstration - Dicks Farm, Columbia Co., FL
2013 Tobacco Variety Information
- New Varieties for 2013
- Variety Selection
- 2012 Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Evaluation
- Official Flue-Cured Variety Test - 2010 Yield, Value Indices, Quality and Agronomic Characteristics of Released Varieties
- Comparison of Certain Characteristics for Released Varieties Evaluation in the 2012 Official Flue-Cured Tobacco Variety Test
- Comparison of Certain Characteristics for Varieties Evaluated in the 2012 Regional Variety Farm Test
- Disease Resistance of Selected Released Tobacco Varieties
- Pedigree, Year of Release and Sponsor of Selected Varieties
- Released Varieties 2012, Dicks Farm, Columbia County, Florida
Production of Bare Root Tobacco Transplants
- Production Program for Bare Root Transplants
- Plant Bed Problems
- Drainage
- Cover Management
- Irrigation
- Plant Bed Fertilization
- Nitrogen Source
- Yellow Plants
- Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)
- Plant Bed Fumigation and Disease Control
- Plant Bed Insect Control
- Plant Bed Insect Control Chemicals
- Plant Bed Mechanization
- Bed Preparation
- Planter or Seeder
- Seed Spacing
- Clipping Tobacco Plant Beds
- Field Performance of Clipped Plants
- Clipping Procedure
- Harvesting
- Bed Clipping Practices in Relation to Seedling Diseases
Transplant Production in the Float System
- Consider the Materials
- Analyze the Water Source and Manage Alkalinity
- Select a High-Quality Growing Medium
- Consider Tray Design
- Promote Uniform Emergence
- Fill and Seed Trays Uniformly
- Manage Spiral Rooting
- Causes of Spiral Rooting
- Primed Seeds
- Provide a Warm Temperature
- Promote Uniform Growth
- Monitor and Manage Fertilizer Salts in the Growing Medium
- Fertilize Properly
- Monitoring Waterbed Fertility Levels
- Nitrogen
- Effect of Urea Concentration in the Fertilizer on Seedling Stem Length, Fresh Weight and Dry Weight, 1994
- Phosphorus
- Fertilizer Effects on Waterbed pH
- Sulfur
- Boron
- Organic Fertilization
- Calculation of Water Volume
- Calculating Parts Per Million
- Clip Properly
- Greenhouse Disease Control
- Greenhouse Insect Control
- Cultural Controls
- Chemical Control
- Transplant Water Fertilizers
- Determining Plant Number Per Acre
- Nutrient Uptake by Tobacco
- Soil Testing
- Interpreting Soil Test Recommendations
- Phosphorus and Potassium Recommendations Based on Soil Test Ratings
- Liming (pH, Calcium and Magnesium)
- Nitrogen (N)
- Base Nitrogen Rate
- Recommended Base Nitrogen Rates for Tobacco Based on Topsoil Depth
- Leaching Adjustments
- Nitrogen Adjustments for Leaching Losses
- Phosphorus and Potassium
- Secondary Nutrients
- Micronutrients
- Timing
- Starters
- 2006 Bowen Farm Transplant Water-Fertilizer/Starter Test
Fertilizer Application Calibration
- Calibration for Application of Dry Fertilizer
- Band Application
- Calibration Distances for Various Row and Outlet Spacings or Band Widths
- Benefits/Risks of Irrigation
- Tobacco Growth Stages and Water Needs
- Determining When to Irrigate
- Water Holding Capacity
- Water Loss and Use
- Determining How Much Water to Apply
- Infiltration Rate of Soils
- Irrigation Scheduling
- Water Quality
- Disease
- Salts in Irrigation Water
- Other Production Practices in Relation to Irrigation
- Irrigation Equipment
- Drip Irrigation
- Moisture Use by Tobacco
- Proper Use of Tensiometers
- Knowledge of the Pest
- Crop Rotation Practices
- Control Methods
- Tillage and Cultivation
- Chemical
- Tobacco Weed Control Alternatives
- Tobacco Weed Response to Herbicides
- Crop Rotation
- Nitrogen Management
- Plant Spacing
- Early Stalk and Root Destruction
- Varieties
- Common Tobacco Diseases and Various Control Practices
- Blue Mold
- Blue Mold Control
- Blue Mold
- Black Shank
- Use Rotation
- Chemical Control of Black Shank
- Foliar Applications of Ridomil Gold/Ultra Flourish for Black Shank Control are Illegal and Useless
- Use Resistant Varieties
- Back-up Any Resistant Variety with a Sound Mefenoxam Program
- Brown Spot
- Fusarium Wilt
- Soreshin
- Target Spot
- Angular Leafspot
- Granville (Bacterial) Wilt
- Hollow Stalk (soft rot, barn rot)
- Tobacco Etch Virus (TEV) and Potato Virus Y (PVY)
- Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV)
- Spotted Wilt Management
- Transplant Date
- Admire 2F/Platinum (T-Moxx 25C)
- Application of Admire (Imidacloprid) in Plant House
- Application of Admire (Imidacloprid) in Transplant Water
- Actigard 50WG
- Acquiring a Label for Actigard 50WG Use Control of TSWV with an Actigard/Admire
- Imidacloprid) Program TSWV Management Plan for Tobacco
Root-Knot Nematode
- Crop Rotation
- Nematode Sampling
- Root Examination
- Root-Knot Nematode Species Identification
- Root-Knot Nematode Chemical Control
- Fumigant Nematicides
- Resistant Varieties
Soil Fumigation Equipment
- Compatible Materials
- Suppliers of Equipment
- Calibration and Orifice Selection
- Maintaining Equipment
- Soil Insects
- Wireworms
- Mole Crickets
- Cutworms
- Control of Soil Insects in Tobacco Prior to Transplanting
- Control of Soil Insects in Tobacco at Transplanting
- Tobacco Insect Management Program
- Scouting the Field
- Taking Samples
- Inspecting Plants
- Treatment Thresholds for Various Insects
- Major Foliage Feeding Insects of Tobacco
- Tobacco Budworms
- Hornworms
- Aphids
- Flea Beetles
- Tobacco Splitworms
- Efficacy of Two New Insecticides: Coragen and Durivo for control of Tobacco Budworm
- Control of Foliar Insects on Field Tobacco
Premature Flowering Management
Topping and Chemical Sucker Control Programs for Georgia
- Production of Tops and Suckers
- Benefits of Topping and Suckering
- Topping
- Topping Height
- Topping Time and Yield
- Chemical Topping
- Topping Plants Under Stress
- Chemical Sucker Control
- Contacts
- Systemics
- Contact-Localized-Systemics
- Topping and Chemical Sucker Control Programs
- Minimize MH Residues
- Points to Aid in Minimizing MH Residue
- Mean MH Residues for Flue-Cured Tobacco by Belt and Year
- 2012 Regional Tobacco Growth Regulator Test, Effects of Advanced Growth Regulating Material on Sucker Growth, Cured Leaf Yields, and Value of Flue-Cured Tobacco
- Tobacco Sucker Control Chemicals
- Yellowing Agent for Flue-Cured Tobacco
Applying Contacts and Systemics for Sucker Control
- Suggested Spray Nozzles for Application of Contacts and Systemics
Calibration Method for Hydraulic Boom and Band Sprayers and Other Liquid Applicators
- Calibration for Application of Herbicide, Insecticides, Nematicides, Fungicides, or Liquid Fertilizers
- Calibration Distances for Various Row Spacings or Band Widths
- Calculating Band Application Volume
- Calculating Formulation Requirements for Active Ingredient Rates
Harvesting and Curing Equipment Maintenance
- Harvesters
- Curing Barn
- Loading Doors
- Foundation
- Curing Chamber and Furnace Room Areas
- Insulation
Harvesting and Curing
- Flue-Cured Stalk Positions
- Harvest Only Mature, Ripe Leaves
- When to Harvest
- Container Loading
- Guide for Bulk Curing
- Starting Up
- Yellowing
- Wilting
- Leaf Drying
- Stem Drying
- Bulk Curing Schedule for Normal, Ripe Tobacco
Deviations in Cured Tobacco
- Immature and Slick
- Green
- Sponged
- Toady
- Moisture Run Back
- Barn Scald
- Swelled Stem
Energy Efficient Curing Practices Ordering Tobacco
Number of Hollow Cone Nozzles Required to Order a Bulk Barn of Tobacco
Retrofitting Tobacco Curing Barns
- Older Barns
- Making Your Own Retrofit
- Considerations for Selecting the Right Retrofit for Your Barns
- Fuel Type
- Heat Exchanger Composition
- Airflow
- Heating System Efficiency
- Energy Efficiency of the Burner
- Energy Efficiency of the Heat Exchanger
- Curing Efficiency
- Careful Installation is Important
- Curing Problems
- Detecting Heat Exchanger Leaks
- How Do I Find Cracks?
Storing Tobacco to Maintain Quality
- Storage
- Insects
- Control of Insects in Stored Tobacco
- Transportation
- Storage
- Mixing and Loading
- Application
Pesticide Containers and Disposal
- Prohibited
- Container Disposal
- Pressure Rinse
- Triple Rinse Method
- Bag Disposal
- Disposal of Unused Mixtures
- Cleaning out Sprayer Tanks, Lines and Nozzles
- Warning
- Recycling Empty Containers
Pesticide Record keeping Requirements
- Restricted Use Pesticide Record keeping Form
Worker Protection Standards for Agricultural Pesticides used in Tobacco Production
Estimated Acres Planted in Georgia