@WesleyMPorter

UGA Extension Precision Ag and Irrigation Information, w/ a focus in Precision Ag, Ag Machinery, and Precision Irrigation

 Tifton, GA
Joined March 2014
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We are moving into peak water requirements, here are some considerations especially for #cotton. Midseason Irrigation Pointers cottonfarming.com/cover-stor… via @Cotton Farming

Midseason Irrigation Pointers - Cotton Farming

Avoid Water Deficit Stress At Critical Cotton Growth Stages ⋅ By Carroll Smith ⋅ Editor The initial bloom that appears near the bottom of the cotton plant is white. After pollination, it quickly...

cottonfarming.com
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Great year for irrigation research, not so much for dryland and fields with limited irrigation capacity.
UGA SIRP@StriplingPark28 Jun 2022
Beginning to suspect @WesleyMPorter may have a treatment effect / yield difference between these 2 #corn plots.
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Jordan M. Shockley@Shock_N_AgMgmt29 Mar 2022
Kicking off the PA Workshops in Georgia! @YangxuanLiu @WesleyMPorter @PrecAgEngineer @lorialduncan
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Farm Press@farmpress21 Mar 2022
Is your planter ready? Here's a 12-point checklist to make sure your #planter is ready and dialed in for peak performance during planting #Plant22 farmprogress.com/planters/12… @PrecAgEngineer @WesleyMPorter UGA Extension

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UGA SIRP@StriplingPark27 Sep 2021
Inverted our 1st peanuts today. These plots are in @WesleyMPorter's Irrigation scheduling study. Will harvest on Thursday.
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Joby Czarnecki@JobyPrince16 Jul 2021
#okstatealums representing at EMERGE. So happy to be invited to share the stage talking #precisionag with my friend and fellow #SEC colleague @WesleyMPorter #misspeanuts
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UGA SIRP@StriplingPark4 May 2021
And so it begins! Using #VRI to apply #irrigation to plots in @WesleyMPorter #corn plots. #Irrigation2021
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UGA SIRP@StriplingPark22 Apr 2021
Replying to @WesleyMPorter
@WesleyMPorter and crew installing soil moisture sensors in his #corn irrigation scheduling study yesterday. Involves @RealmFive, @IRROMETER, @ValleyPivots and @crop_x systems or components.
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Grow: Plant Health Exchange@Crop_Protection31 Mar 2021
Planter performance is a critical component in setting the foundation for a successful crop season. @WesleyMPorter discusses how specific planter components and settings can be adjusted to match current field conditions and ensure maximized emergence. @GAPrecisionAg @plantdisease

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Reagan Noland@WTXAgronomy20 Mar 2021
Special guest Dr. Wes Porter will discuss #cotton planter setup and new technologies on Friday (3/26)! Join us for this much-anticipated first-ever crossover event with UGA Extension! #cottonstalk @WesleyMPorter @GAPrecisionAg agrilife.zoom.us/j/975421540…
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SEPrecisionPlanting@SE_PrecPlanting9 Feb 2021
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UGA SIRP@StriplingPark12 Nov 2020
Congrats to @WesleyMPorter for this award. Always important to be recognized by our @UGAExtension agents. Pleased that much of his irrigation scheduling research is conducted at our facility.
FloridanWater@FloridanWater12 Nov 2020
Congrats @WesleyMPorter for being named Senior Specialist of the Year by the County Agents Association! Wes provides expertise to our BMP field trials and Farm/Forest scale biophysical modeling. He leads our In-service Trainings and On-farm demos and advises Water Schools in GA.
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It was an honor to be selected for this award by our GA County Agent Association!
FloridanWater@FloridanWater12 Nov 2020
Congrats @WesleyMPorter for being named Senior Specialist of the Year by the County Agents Association! Wes provides expertise to our BMP field trials and Farm/Forest scale biophysical modeling. He leads our In-service Trainings and On-farm demos and advises Water Schools in GA.
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UGA SIRP@StriplingPark8 Oct 2020
Replying to @WesleyMPorter
@WesleyMPorter and crew here yesterday to work with us to get his #peanut plots harvested, bagged, weighed and subsampled. Look fwd to his results from this irrigation scheduling study. #SmartIrrigation
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Corn Irrigation Scheduling study at @StriplingPark was harvested today. Big treatment differences ranging from 30 bu/ac dryland to 250 bu/ac in irrigation treatments. We'll see how all the treatments come out after analysis.
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Congratulations to @UGA_AgEngineer for successfully defending and passing his Dissertation defense today even if it were in an unconventional way. Dr. Virk coming soon!
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UGA SIRP@StriplingPark20 May 2020
Informative article on scheduling #irrigation using soil moisture sensors with info from @UGAExtension's @calecloud92, @WesleyMPorter and David Hall. farmprogress.com/technology/…
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Finally drying out enough to need irrigation and see some treatment differences.
UGA SIRP@StriplingPark4 May 2020
Our @LindsayIrrigate VRI in action over @WesleyMPorter #corn plots today.
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Simer Virk@PrecAgEngineer21 Apr 2020
Make sure to tune in today at 6:00 PM (EST) to our first #PrecisionAg webinar series co-hosted by @GAPrecisionAg and @AL_Prec_Ag to learn about planter setup considerations and results from #Planterstudies in cotton and peanuts! @UGAExtension
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Josh McGrath@NPK_Professor17 Mar 2020
Disappointed I won't see my friend @WesleyMPorter but put it on your calendar for next year, tentatively March 25, 2021!!
UK KATS@UKRECKATS17 Mar 2020
Due to the Covid-19 we have made the decision to cancel the KATS Drones and Planter workshop that was scheduled for March 26, 2020. We are working to reschedule. We hope to move forth with the KATS Scouting Clinic, which is scheduled for May 28, 2020.
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