Brooks County Ag Connection

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Southeast Dairy Stewardship Meeting

Oct 15, 2018 | Written by

Module 2 of the Southeast Dairy Stewardship Program will take place Monday, October 22nd from 4pm to 8pm at the Brooks County Ag Building. The cost is $20. You can register at the link below on Eventbrite or by bringing a check or cash to the meeting. Checks can be…
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Southeast Dairy Stewardship Program

Apr 16, 2018 | Written by

Brooks County will be hosting the first meeting in a series of six for a Southeast Dairy Stewardship Program. This meeting will be on calf care on Thursday, April 26 from 3pm to 8pm. Please RSVP to Michasia at michasia@uga.edu or (229)  263- 4103.
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2016 Brooks County Silage Trial Results

Aug 9, 2016 | Written by

I want to share results obtained from the Brooks County 2016 Corn Silage Variety trial.  We planted this trial on April 25th and harvested 14 weeks later on July 27th.  This year’s trial included 69 replications, 23 varieties replicated three times each.   The varieties are ranked according to two different parameters, lbs. of milk/acre…
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Sugarcane Aphid-Resistant Sorghum Hybrids

Feb 12, 2016 | Written by

Article below was taken from FarmPress an article published yesterday on their website; Click here to read the original article. The LSU AgCenter has released a guide listing grain sorghum hybrids that offer resistance to the sugarcane aphid, a pest that has caused significant damage to Louisiana’s sorghum crop in…
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Reduce Your Risk of Moldy Hay

Nov 24, 2015 | Written by

By Dr. Dennis Hancock, Associate Professor and Forage Extension Specialist Because of the wet fall, many producers have faced extremely difficult field curing conditions for their hay. Additionally, hay that was bone dry in the field has, in many cases, developed mold problems in the barn. This later issue has been…
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Manure Demo Field Day – Dec 1st

Nov 5, 2015 | Written by

Manure Demo Field Day Georgia Department of Agriculture and the University of Georgia are co-hosting a Manure Demo Field Day! During this field day, there will be a Live-Action Manure Spill Emergency Response Demonstration shown by Mr. Kevin Erb, University of Wisconsin Extension – Conservation Professional Training Coordinator, several agitation…
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