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• Stockpile Forage To Minimize Hay Feeding This Fall/Winter

  August 19, 2015

  For those who aren’t subscribed to the Georgia Cattlemen’s Magazine, check out this great article by UGA Forage Extension Specialist Dr. Dennis Hancock covering the practice of stockpiling forage for Fall/Winter feeding Click here for the link to the full article Stockpiling Forage “In the South, we are blessed with a very long grazing season. With…

  Posted in: Agriculture, Beef Cattle, Dairy, Forages, Goats

• Cotton Defoliation- Reminder tomorrow noon @ Round Tree Lodge

  August 17, 2015

  Just a reminder that UGA Extension and BCT Gin will be hosting a Cotton Defoliation meeting tomorrow, August 18th. Meeting will begin at noon in the Round tree Lodge. Lunch will be provided as well as one hour of Private or Commercial (category 21) pesticide credit.

  Posted in: Cotton

• 2015 Brooks County Silage Trial Results

  August 17, 2015

   I want to share results obtained from the Brooks County 2015 Corn Silage Variety trial.  We planted this trial on March 25th and harvested 15 weeks later on July 10th.  This year’s trial included 69 replications, 23 varieties replicated three times each. There were no significant differences in yield among planted varieties.  The varieties are ranked according to…

  Posted in: Agriculture, Corn, Dairy, Variety Trials

• Annie’s Project- Risk Management Training for Farm Women

  August 14, 2015

       

  Posted in: Agriculture, Economics

• Peanut Maturity Testing

  August 13, 2015

  We are set up to test peanuts when you are ready!! So here is a reminder of how to pull a sample for maturity checking. A peanut hull scrape maturity check will be as accurate as the sample that you take. Pull or dig up at least 5 to 6 adjacent plants from at least…

  Posted in: Peanuts

• Agriculture in Georgia “Seeds of Change”

  August 3, 2015

  Here is a great article about Georgia’s largest industry, agriculture! This article from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Seeds of Change”, goes over the industry and how it’s embraced new technologies and advancements. Below is the link to the web article “Seeds of Change”

  Posted in: Agriculture

• Brooks County Moth Traps – Tobacco Budworm & Corn Earworm

  July 27, 2015

  Please see the chart below for the most recent moth captures for Tobacco Budworm (TBW) and Corn Earworm (CEW).

  Posted in: Cotton, Insects, Soybeans

• July 24th Cotton Market Update

  July 24, 2015

    Please click on the link below to view the latest cotton market update from Dr. Don Shurley, UGA cotton economist. July 24 Cotton Marketing News

  Posted in: Cotton

• Brooks County Moth Captures – Corn Earworm &Tobacco Budworm Monitoring

  July 17, 2015

  This week’s trap numbers reveal a drastic increase in the number of Corn Earworm (CEW) captures.  Please remember that Bt cottons are not immune to CEW damage.  We should monitor blooms, bloom tagged bolls, and small bolls for CEW larvae that is 1/4 inch or greater in length.  Larvae of this size are likely to…

  Posted in: Cotton, Insects, Soybeans

• Cotton Market Update

  July 17, 2015

          Please click on the link below to view cotton market news from UGA cotton economist, Dr. Don Shurley July Cotton Market Update

  Posted in: Cotton