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Pecans started to break buds about 10-14 days ago and now we are starting to see a lot of green leaves on the trees. Here are a few tips from myself and i have also attached the Southeast Georgia pecan press from Andrew Sawyer for March-April. Will Brown’s tips for April Southeast Georgia Pecan Press…
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Corn planting is still going on around the county, as we continue to be very dry, see Dr. Kemeraits comments on how these dry conditions can affect things in his wheelhouse of plant pathology. Cotton and Peanut planting is right around the corner, with that being said go ahead and give me a call if…
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It is still extremely dry with no rainy days in the forecast. A good amount of corn has been planted in the county as of this week but we are still only about a third of the way through with planting as we are waiting for moisture. Dryland corn stands will suffer due to the…
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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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We had a good turnout at the 2026 Appling Pecan Production Meeting last week with nearly 60 attendees present. We are thankful for the information provided from the speakers and would also like to thank our sponsors for the meal that was provided to those in attendance. This newsletter is a recap/summary of the information…
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Corn planting has begun in Appling County and I suspect it will be in full swing this week as their are nothing but warm days in the 10 day forecast, sure could use a rain in the forecast though. As for any early planted corn that was nipped by the frost last week ,in this…
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2026 UPW Training Locations Appling County Young Farmer/UGA Extension Pre-Planting Meeting Appling/Bacon Blueberry Sprayer Field Day Midville Cover Crop Field Day Appling County Pecan Production Meeting Alapaha Blueberry Field Day
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Thank you to everyone who came out last week to the 2026 Peanut Production Meeting. We are very grateful of our 2026 ANR program sponsors in Appling county. We would also like to recognize our appreciation of our speakers Dr. Scott Tubbs, Dr. Mark Abney, and Taylor Arnold. Check the blog page for recaps of…
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Thank you to everyone who came out last week to the 2026 Appling/Wayne Cotton Production Meeting. We are very grateful of our 2026 ANR program sponsors in Appling county. We would also like to recognize our appreciation of our speakers Dr. Camp Hand, Dr. Phillip Roberts, and Audrey Young. Check the blog page for recaps…
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Topics in this Newsletter: 2026 Appling County Winter Production Meeting Schedule There are still a few meetings left on this years winter production meeting schedule for Appling County. REMINDER! The Row Crop Weed Meeting and the Cotton Production Meeting will be held at Turners Pondhouse (302 Dixon Rd Surrency, GA 31563), each of theese meetings…
Posted in: Blueberry, Cotton, Field Corn, Meetings and Events, Peanuts, Pecans, Soybeans, Water/Irrigation, Weed control