Reminders on Recently Announced Upcoming Meetings
- Georgia Conservation Tillage Alliance Meeting: Tomorrow and Wednesday, February 18, 2025 1-5 pm – February 19, 2025 8:30- Noon at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture in Tifton, GA. Registration is Required.
- Appling County Row Crop Weed Management Meeting: This Thursday, February 20, 2025 @ 8:00 am at the Appling Ag Center. Call 912-367-8130 by 5:00 tomorrow to RSVP in order to plan for meal.
Regional Irrigation Workshop at GGIC in Metter February 25, 2025
The Candler and Evans County Extension offices and the Georgia Grown Innovation Center are excited to invite you to a Regional Irrigation Workshop hosted at the Georgia Grown Innovation Center in Metter, GA. The event will take place on February 25, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. A complimentary lunch will be provided.
Our speakers will include Jason Mallard and David Hall from the UGA Extension Water Team, along with representatives from the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). They will be sharing valuable insights and updates on irrigation practices.
This meeting is open to all interested individuals from any county in the area.
Please RSVP by calling the Candler or Evans County Extension Office to reserve a plate for lunch. We look forward to seeing you there!
Candler County Office – 912-685-2408
Evans County Office – 912-739-1292
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Soybean Resilience Blueprint Webinar
If you would like to learn more about soybean production and economic insights for uncertain times, I have attached a webinar that will be taking place on February 28 and March 1.
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Tifton Beef Cattle Short Course
Date: March 4th, 2025
Time: Check-in starts at 8:30
Program and registration: ugabeef.com/tifton
Please join us on March 4th for the annual Tifton Beef Cattle Short Course in Irwinville, GA! We have a great day planned with educational talks and hands-on demonstrations. All of the information is below, or visit our website for additional information.
We will have vendors and representatives from several companies to visit with during the breaks and lunch. Participants this year will receive continuing education hours for Beef Quality Assurance (3 hours), private (1 hour) and commercial (1 hour) pesticide credits.
As always, this year’s short course will be held in conjunction with the 67th annual Tifton Bull Evaluation Sale. The sale will be held on the next day on March 5th, but the bulls will be available for viewing at the short course. Please visit our website for the sale catalog, videos of the bulls, and more information on the sale. If you have any questions about the program, please contact your local Extension office (1-800-ASK-UGA1).
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2025 Farm Stress Summit
Here are the Farm Stress Summit details:
- Date and time: 8:30am – 3:30pm, March 13, 2025
- Location: Georgia Southern University, 10449 US Hwy 301, Statesboro, GA 30458
- Keynote speaker: Connie Baptiste, Owner of Hunter Family Farm and 2023 Woman Veteran of the Year
Farm Stress Summit workshops, tabletops and panels will include:
Advocacy Panel
Workshop on Supporting Best Practices in Suicide Prevention and Postvention
Workshop on COMET Training: Peer-led group discussion and implementation
Group Tabletop on Post-Disaster Recovery
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2025 Pivot Damage Survey
Please take a moment to complete this quick survey to assist UGA and other universities with quantifying damage to pivots due to weather related events in 2025
Link to survey: https://forms.office.com/r/JZGAxfKfRG