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Annual Publication 132-01

This guide provides recommended practices for successful corn production in Georgia, covering agronomy, pest management, fertilization, irrigation, harvesting and drying, and more.

Key Agronomic Practices

  • Soil Preparation and Tillage: Steps for optimizing soil for planting.
  • Planting: Guidance on hybrid selection, planting dates, row spacing, and population density.

Growth, Fertilization, and Irrigation

  • Growth Stages: Overview of corn development for targeted interventions.
  • Fertilization: Recommendations for nutrients, including liming, fertilizers, and plant analysis.
  • Irrigation: Scheduling and fertigation strategies for efficient water use.

Pest, Weed, and Disease Management

  • Weeds and Herbicides: Control strategies, herbicide options, and resistance management.
  • Insects: Control methods for pests using hybrids and other treatments.
  • Diseases and Nematodes: Prevention and control of foliar diseases, rots, and nematodes.

Harvesting and Storage

  • Harvesting and Drying: Techniques to ensure quality and reduce losses.
  • Storage: Preparing bins, grain protectants, and managing storage pests.

Soil Health

  • Cover Crops: Benefits and incentive programs.
  • Conservation Tillage: Practices and pitfalls.

Costs

  • Budgets: Cost estimates for irrigated and non-irrigated production systems. ( for corn and other crops.)

Status and Revision History
Published on Dec 24, 2024

Faculty
Ronald Scott Tubbs Professor, Crop & Soil Sciences Wesley Porter Associate Professor, Crop & Soil Sciences Henry Y. Sintim Assistant Professor, Crop & Soil Sciences Guy Hancock Public Service Assistant, Agricultural & Applied Economics Glendon H. Harris Professor, Extension Agronomist - Environmental Soil & Fertilizer, Crop & Soil Sciences G. David Buntin Professor; REI Coordinator, Entomology Eric P. Prostko Extension Agronomist - Weed Science, Crop & Soil Sciences Robert C Kemerait Jr Professor, Plant Pathology Amanda R Smith Senior Public Service Associate, Agricultural & Applied Economics Michael D Toews Associate Dean for Extension, Professor, Office of the Associate Dean for Extension

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