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  • Row crop update: Hunt Sanders

    Have young scouts? Want a refresher on scouting techniques? Want updates on insect pests? Come to the Cotton, Peanut, and Soybean Insect Scout Schools Figure 2: Insect scout school information Figure 3 Peanut water use curve A few Things to consider: 1.) Protect your seed by keeping it dry and out of harsh conditions 2.)…

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  • “Cracking” Time Tips for Peanuts (Prostko)

    Hunt Sanders Many peanut growers are likely to begin or already have begun treating their fields with early-postemergence (“cracking”) applications of Gramoxone (paraquat).  Here are a few tips for success as well as some pictures from “cracking” treatments that I applied just last week: 1) Cracking applications can be applied from peanut emergence up until…

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  • Row Crop Updates and Reminders

    Hunt Sanders Preparing for the season: One of the most important things you can do to protect yourself, your farm, and steward pesticide use is by keeping good records of what you do during pesticide applications. If you don’t already have a good pesticide record keeping system, I encourage you to reach out soon to…

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  • Planting Considerations in Drought conditions

    Hunt Sanders South Georgia is in an extreme drought. Many counties are in Exceptional drought. Ben Hill County is mostly under the D4 “Exceptional Drought”. Check out the detailed forecast below from the National Weather Service. Podcasts:  Pecan Podcast: In a Nutshell Cotton Podcast Entomology Cotton Podcast Diseases Peanut Podcast “all about the pod” Some…

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  • Supplement feeding in drought conditions for cattle.

    Hunt Sanders Link to Georgia Livestock Review Link to Feeder Cattle Futures Quotes Link to UGA Beef Page Develop Drought Strategy: 1: Understand where you are at in production 2: Understand forage situation 3: Explore all options for feed resources Nutrition Requirements What are some roughage sources to replace hay? Wheat straw Gin Trash Cotton…

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  • Drought in Georgia: Hunt Sanders

    UGA weather station data from Tifton: Georgia is currently experiencing a severe drought. As of August 2025, the state has not received sufficient replenishing rainfall and is now approximately 15 inches below normal precipitation levels. This deficit presents a significant concern when we consider the source of much of our water supply. In South Georgia,…

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  • Ben Hill Livestock update 9/29/25

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  • Ben Hill Ag Update 9/29/25

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  • Ben Hill Ag News 9-12-2025

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  • Ben Hill County Ag Update with Cotton Jassid Info!!!

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