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August 2021

  • The Georgia Peanut Commission is hosting three Farm Bill Listening Sessions in August. The one in our area will be at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture on August 26 at 1:00 pm. Please click HERE for information in regard to the Listening Sessions.

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  • One of the most important initiatives in the Cotton industry in recent years is the “U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol”. This effort is in response to growing demands by the brands, retailers and consumers of U.S. cotton to identify and verify sustainable practices that are environmentally friendly. Preferred fiber lists have been created among almost all…

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  • Please click HERE to view flyer in regard to the annual Midville Field Day scheduled for August 11, 2021 at 9:00 am. Information for registering is included on flyer.

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  • Cotton Three foliar diseases of cotton; target spot, areolate mildew, and bacterial blight have been found in Georgia.  I saw some areolate mildew in cotton at 4th week of bloom yesterday in the Denmark area (Figure 1 & 2). The best management of areolate mildew and target spot is with judicious and timely fungicide applications.…

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