Bulloch County Ag News

Hunters for the Hungry Program

Oct 25, 2018 | Written by wtyson

Crop depredation by deer continues to be a problem in Bulloch County. The Georgia Wildlife Federation will be offering support of the Hunters for the Hungry program in Bulloch County again this year. This will be the fourth year that Bulloch County has participated in the program. Under this program, hunters…
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Reminder – Producer Meetings Next Week

Sep 7, 2018 | Written by wtyson

Please refer to flyer below for details pertaining to Producer Meetings being held next week. The meeting in Statesboro will be held on September 11 from 9:00 – 10:30 am.
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UGA and FSA Producer Meetings – September 11 at 9:00 am

Sep 5, 2018 | Written by wtyson

UGA Ag Econ (Dr. Adam N. Rabinowitz and Dr. Yangxuan Liu) will be holding joint producer meetings with Farm Service Agency (FSA) focused on the following topics: Generic Base Conversion: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 authorizes seed cotton as a covered commodity for the 2018 crop year. Owners of…
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Trade Negotiations between the U.S. and China

Jul 1, 2018 | Written by wtyson

Trade negotiations between the United States and China have been ongoing. The uncertainty in trade policy between China and the U.S. has created concerns among the agricultural community. Please click on the two recently released extension publications below to view: The Impacts of China and United States Trade and Tariff Actions on…
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New Tax Law Workshop

Apr 23, 2018 | Written by wtyson

There will be a Tax Law Workshop on May 18 at 9:00 am at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture that will highlight estate tax changes, individual tax changes and business tax changes in the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” It will also include a review of schedule F (farming…
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Seed Cotton Program Decision Aid and Dicamba Record Form

Mar 27, 2018 | Written by wtyson

The Seed Cotton Program Decision Aid and Dicamba Record Form is now available on the Bulloch County Extension website. Scroll down the page until you get to the Related Links section. You will find both documents listed in this section. The Seed Cotton Generic Base and Yield Update Program Decision Aid is a series…
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Crop Insurance Meeting – January 26

Jan 24, 2018 | Written by wtyson

Please refer to below flyer for Crop Insurance Meeting being held Friday, January 26 at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture.
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2017 Bulloch County Extension On-Farm Cotton Research Results

Dec 21, 2017 | Written by wtyson

The 2017 Bulloch County Extension on-farm cotton research results can be viewed on the UGA Extension – Bulloch County website by clicking here. Go down page and look under Bulloch County Research Trials – 2017. Thanks to all the farm cooperators and companies that supplied product and/or support for all the research trials. This effort…
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Hunters for the Hungry Program

Oct 24, 2017 | Written by wtyson

Crop depredation by deer continues to be a problem in Bulloch County. The Georgia Wildlife Federation will be offering support of the Hunters for the Hungry program in Bulloch County again this year. This will be the third year that Bulloch County has participated in the program. Under this program, hunters…
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Calculating 2016 PLC Peanut Payment

Mar 6, 2017 | Written by wtyson

I have had several questions over the past few weeks about the PLC peanut payments for the 2016 peanut crop. The Marketing Year Average (MYA) price for peanuts is calculated from August 1 – July 31 using National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) prices. That being said, we are about 60% of the way through the 2016 marketing year….
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