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The Peanut Shade Tree Meeting is TODAY, August 7, 2026, at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Hal and Colby Cromley’s Creekwood Acres Farm located at 10137 Brooklet-Denmark Road, Brooklet, GA 30415. We will meet at their shop. GPS Coordinates: 32.376719, -81.674778 Dr. Bob Kemerait – Extension Plant Pathologist, Dr. Eric Prostko – Extension Weed…
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There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Friday, August 7, 2026, at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Hal and Colby Cromley’s Creekwood Acres Farm located at 10137 Brooklet-Denmark Road, Brooklet, GA 30415. We will meet at their shop. Please call the Extension Office (912) 871-6130 today, August 6, 12:00 noon or email uge3031@uga.edu if…
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To date, very low numbers of cotton jassids have been detected on cotton in 16 counties. Detection means that at least one adult jassid has been observed on cotton in the county. The recommended threshold for jassids is a mean of 1 per leaf when sampling the 4th main stem leaf below the terminal. A…
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There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Friday, August 7, 2026, at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Hal and Colby Cromley’s Creekwood Acres Farm located at 10137 Brooklet-Denmark Road, Brooklet, GA 30415. We will meet at their shop. GPS Coordinates: 32.376719, -81.674778 Dr. Bob Kemerait – Extension Plant Pathologist, Dr. Eric Prostko –…
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We have an opportunity to attend the 2026 Georgia Cotton Commission Meeting and UGA Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop close to home – in our backyard. This is a great event so let’s take advantage of this opportunity and show our appreciation by attending. The Georgia Cotton Commission’s 2026 Mid-Year Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29,…
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The Georgia Cotton Commission’s 2026 Mid-Year Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro. The Mid-Year Meeting is held in conjunction with a UGA Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop conducted by members of the UGA Research & Extension Cotton Team. Producers and those interested in the cotton industry will hear…
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Southern corn rust was confirmed yesterday (July 7) in Coffee County. This is about one month later than it normally shows up in Georgia. This is the first find in Georgia. There has not been any southern corn rust found in the sentinel plot in Bulloch County at Wade Hodges Farm, but samples will continue to be taken…
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I want to give everyone a heads up on lesser cornstalk borers (LCB) that I found in some peanut fields yesterday (Figure 1). I know we have had some rain within the last two weeks, but the early dry weather in the season was a contributing factor for LCB development. Be sure to scout your…
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Cotton, Peanut, and Soybean Insect Scout Schools Insect scouting schools will be conducted on June 1, 2026 in Tifton and June 9, 2026 in Midville. Crops covered include cotton, peanuts, and soybean. These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage, natural enemies, and scouting procedures. The training will serve as an introduction…
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The land is dry. Across our region, large wildfires are burning — and closer to home, farmers and families are feeling the weight of a prolonged drought. The need for rain is not just practical, it is urgent. In times like these, the church and the community are called to do what we do best:…
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