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Here is some info from Yangxuan Liu and Don Shurley, UGA Ag Econ: Recently, we have gotten requests for information on prices and what payments would have been and might be with the new seed cotton program. Landowners and producers can now makes choices and enroll in the seed cotton program through their local…
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In many areas of the state, pivots are standing motionless which is a sure sign this time of year we have been receiving rain. Some may say too much. One thing I have learned in farming is that there is a fine line between too wet and too dry and that we are…
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Cotton: We have a wide age range of cotton from just blooming to 7th week of bloom. There are a few things I want to address: I am getting a lot of calls about pix and pix recommendations. As you all know with the conditions we have had, cotton is growing extremely fast, some varieties…
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A large majority of the corn in our county is at black layer stage, and some has already been pulled. I have talked with growers, and many are planning to start harvesting next week as well if the weather allows for it. Conditions like we have had are great for the development of ear molds and kernel…
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The Midville Field Day is next Wednesday, August 15. This will be a very informative meeting, and there was over 200 people that attended last year. I will be going, along with David Hall. I would love to take as many people as possible, so please let me know and we can probably arrange some…
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Here is an article from UGA Extension SE District Water Educator, David Hall: I saw my EMC meter reader this past weekend and one of his comments to me was that he hated reading irrigation meters. I asked why? “Those roads or paths to the pivot points are ridiculously rough!” I have to agree,…
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Corn: Southern rust has been confirmed in Georgia. It was found in Mitchell and Tift county last week and now in Burke County. If you have corn at milk stage or less, then it could be beneficial to spray a fungicide. It is a judgement call on your part, but I would rather be safe…
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It’s been all over the news for the last couple of months. The back and forth between the U.S. and China trade and tariffs being implemented. The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics released a publication to explain what is going on and how it affects Georgia agriculture. They also released a publication focusing solely…
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Dr. Dennis Hancock, UGA Extension Forage Crops Specialist, has sent word that bermudagrass stem maggot damage is beginning to show up across the southern part of the state as far north as Laurens County. These pests can be a major problem for our hay producers if populations are high enough. One of the first signs…
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For the guys that have grain bins or some of you who might just be interested, there is a grain storage meeting in Glenville on July 11. If some of you want to go, then we can play to make a trip over there. I need to let them know a rough head count by…
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