2024 Georgia Corn Production Guide

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. (View our most current production budgets for corn and other crops.)

Status and Revision History
Published on Dec 24, 2024