Forages
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Below is an update from Dr. Lisa Baxter, UGA Forage Specialist The pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summervillei; PMB) has been officially reported in Decatur County in SW Georgia. The official press release from the Georgia Department of Agriculture can be found here: https://www.agr.georgia.gov/pr/georgia-agriculture-commissioner-tyler-j-harper-announces-first-confirmed-detection-pasture We know very little about the PMB at this time. We have created a PMB hub for the best available…
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It has been a slow start to the hay season this year with the extreme drought we had to begin the year but now the pastures and hayfields are really loving the rain from this past weekend. I have had some calls in the past couple weeks with failed stand establishment of Tif 85, it…
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The 2026 Southeast Master Cattlemen’s Program was very successful, there were nearly 50 participants who received information once a week for 8 weeks on several different topics from UGA Beef Specialists. We had several sponsors for this program who provided meals at each meeting for those in attendance. Sponsors included Miles Tractor Company, Thomspon’s Farm…
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Topics in This Newsletter: Nitrate considerations going into the fall (Dr. Lawton Stewart) We are getting closer to fall, and many producers are focused on their last cutting of hay. I wanted to send out a reminder of the importance of testing hay. This helps make nutritional decisions, but also it important to pay close attention…
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Topics in this months newsletter on Forages and Livestock are the 2025 SE GA Cattle Update in Metter, Bermudagrass Stem Maggot, and Applying Rezilon for Winter Annuals Southeast GA Cattle Update at Georgia Grown Innovation Center, Metter, GA, – July 31st Cattle producers from across Southeast Georgia are encouraged to attend the Southeast Georgia Cattle…
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It has rained almost everyday for the month of June. That has made hay production a headache to start the season off. Although, as areas have missed showers we have been timely and got out and baled some hay. Most everyone should be on their second cutting soon, but looking at the 10 day forecast…
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Pecan orchards took a hard hit from Helene in Appling county. A third of the mature trees are down, at the least, and near to a quarter of the young trees did not fair to well either. Not only the tree themselves were roughened up but this years crop in Appling county has nearly been…
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I want to share with you that Dr. Bob Stougaard, Professor in Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, is now serving as an Extension resource for weed management in forage systems. See below his short article he recently shared with county extension agents. In this article he encourages producers to scout their hay fields and…
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The Master Cattlemen’s Program is being offered this fall in Newton County. The program is going to be offered by Zoom so anyone across the state can attend if they choose to participate. There is a $20 registration fee to attend by Zoom. The Master Cattlemen’s Program is an 8 week long program that meets…
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I’ve looked at some oats in our area and received calls about fields turning a red to purple color. Reddening in oats can be the result of several unrelated actions. In most cases, the color expression is due to a group of sugar free pigments called anthocyanidins. According to Dr. Dewey Lee, when there is an increase in free sugars in…
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