November 2014
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Brooks County will be hosting a corn update meeting the first week of December at noon on Thursday Dec. 4th. Dr. Dewey Lee will be the speaker giving us an update on corn production for 2015. Please join us for this meeting, and be sure to call the office by noon on Dec. 2nd if you intend…
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I want to share with you the results of the Brooks County 2014 Cotton Variety Performance Trial. This cotton variety performance test consisted of 36 replications, 12 varieties replicated 3 times each. We planted this trial on May 7, 2014 and harvested on October 13, 2014. Brooks County Extension participated in this trial, to contribute…
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This year the 2014 Southwest Georgia Mater Cattlemen’s Program will be held in Fitzgerald, GA Ben Hill County. The program will be weekly from January 20th – March 10th every Tuesday. The location will be at the Ben Hill County Ag Center. Each week will host a different Extension specialist on the UGA Beef Team. Registration is…
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Here is a great article from Lenny Wells UGA Extension Pecan Specialist regarding nut size for this years pecan crop. Pecan harvest is well underway and the most consistent observation regarding the 2014 pecan crop is small nut size. The effect of various factors on pecan nut size has been well studied; however, the exact reason…
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The National Cotton Council of America is hosting a STAX/Farm Bill Workshop on November 19, 2014. The workshop will be held at the RDC building in Tifton (small auditorium) and begin at 9:00 a.m. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the new STAX, supplemental coverage option, and implementation of the new farm…
Posted in: Cotton