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Proper handling of livestock is essential to success in the beef cattle industry. The term “Stockmanship” is often used, but what exactly does it mean? Many have heard of Bud Williams, the “Bud Box”, and his low-stress method of working cattle. Please join us as we welcome Richard McConnell and Tina and Eunice Williams of Hand…
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Last week I found cherry oat aphids in winter grazing. This aphid transmits a virus called Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus. You may first notice the negative effects of this insect feeding, with discoloration of oats/ryegrass. Symptoms of BYDV include discoloration that begins at tip of leaf and moves downward. This discoloration looks very similar to…
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Below is the latest on EPA’s order to cancel Dow’s Transform By Angus Catchot, Extension Entomologist, Jeff Gore, Research and Extension Entomologist and Don Cook, Research Entomologist November 13, 2015 – See more at: https://www.mississippi-crops.com/2015/11/13/epa-orders-cancellation-of-dows-sulfoxaflor-transform/#sthash.e1FP2zGQ.X5cGBhld.dpuf By now many of you may have heard that Sulfoxaflor, the active ingredient in Transform, recently lost a major court…
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Please join us Saturday, November 14th for the First Annual Brooks County 4-H Sporting Clay Tournament. This event will be held at Southwinds Sporting Clays Hwy. 84, Quitman. Tournament will begin at 1:30 pm and two High Over All (HOA) individual winners awarded – 18/under and adult class. Prizes include Yeti Cooler Package…
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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 boat demos and application methods…
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The November outlook for climate across the United States is out and shows that the Southeast has a high probability of having above normal temperatures and precipitation for the month as a whole. You can view these maps along with 3 month outlooks at the Climate Prediction Center website https://www.cpc.noaa.gov/.
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Brooks County Cattlemen, Please encourage any of your sons, daughters, grandchildren to attend this excellent training!
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If you have not seen the news concerning the Clean Water Rule or Waters of the US Rule (WOTUS), the Judges in the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit put the Rule on hold or STAYED the Rule. The opinion of two of the three Judges was as follows: “Accordingly, on due review…
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Here is the 2015 Pecan Crop Overview/Harvest Outlook from Dr. Lenny Wells, With harvest already started on Pawnee, pecan growers will soon be in the heat of the battle to get the crop harvested and sold. With that in mind, I wanted to offer this overview of how the crop looks to this point and our current…
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I wanted to share cotton defoliation information/charts that I distributed at our cotton defoliation meeting on August 18, 2015. The first chart list rainfree periods required for various defoliant products. Please call if you have additional questions. Cotton Defoliation Handout (8-18-15)
Posted in: Cotton