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The following link will carry you to a powerpoint recording of the trial data from the cotton seeding rate trial I conducted with Judson and Mark Herrington this year. I had hoped to present this at our cotton meeting, but because we are not having in-person meetings, I thought this might be the best way…
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There were on-farm peanut variety trials in Berrien, Early, Bulloch, Tattnall, Ben Hill, Grady, Worth, Pulaski, Miller, and Mitchell counties. The first 2 graphics below are yield and grade averages from all of the above-mentioned counties. The final graphic is yield averages from the Pulaski County trial. There were also seeding rate trials, conventional vs.…
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The 2021 Row Crop Enterprise Budgets and Crop Comparison Tool have been posted online at https://agecon.uga.edu/extension/budgets.html. The following details about the budgets are from Extension Economist Amanda Smith: The commodity prices in the Crop Comparison Tool are an estimate of the season average farm price based on harvest time futures contracts and adjusted for expected…
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The Georgia Department of Ag has announced a pesticide waste disposal event on February 10 from 9 am-3 pm in Mitchell County. Pre-registration is required by February 5th at 4 pm. The flyer and registration form can be found at the Georgia Clean Day webpage. Normally, the GDA holds two Georgia Clean Day events, but…
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The annual Georgia Ag Forecast will be held virtually on Friday, January 29 at 9:30 am. Keynote topics include agritourism in the state and COVID-19’s impact on agriculture as well as breakout session topics including livestock, poultry, row crops, vegetables, fruits, trees, forestry, and land taxation. Registration is required to receive the Zoom webinar link, but registration is free…
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Due to COVID-19 restrictions and precautions, production meetings this year will be strictly virtual. The following is from the UGA Cotton Team: The University of Georgia Cotton Team would like to invite you to attend our annual cotton county production meetings virtually. Specialists from the University of Georgia Extension Cotton Team will discuss current topics…
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Due to COVID-19 restrictions and precautions, production meetings this year will be strictly virtual. The following is from the UGA Grains Team: The University of Georgia Grains Team would like to invite you to attend our annual corn and soybean county production meetings virtually. Specialist from the University of Georgia Extension Grains Team will discuss…
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Due to COVID-19 restrictions and precautions, production meetings this year will be strictly virtual. The following is from the UGA Peanut Team: The University of Georgia Peanut Team would like to invite you to attend our annual peanut county production meetings virtually. Specialists from the University of Georgia Extension Peanut Team will discuss current topics…
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Cotton Target spot is showing up in places pretty heavy. This is not a disease that we spray for every year, but it might be necessary in certain fields this time. Here is an excerpt from Dr. Bob Kemerait: Growers should consider protecting their cotton crop from target spot between the 1st and 6th weeks…
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