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The Bulloch County Extension On-Farm Irrigated RR Corn Variety Trial results have been added to the UGA Extension – Bulloch County website and can be viewed by clicking HERE. Go down page and look under Bulloch County Research Trials – 2025. Thanks to Wade Hodges Farm and seed companies (AgriGold, AgraTech, Croplan, DeKalb, Dyna-Gro, Pioneer,…
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I have looked at many of your peanuts in the past week either at one of the peanut buying points maturity clinics or on your farm. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of some important things that need to be done before your harvest begins. An initial Hull-Scrape Profile is recommended…
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You are invited to a Georgia Farm Bill Educational Meeting. The meeting in Statesboro will be held at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture on Monday, September 8, 2025. The program will begin at 2:00 pm. The flyer below has all the locations, dates and times of the meetings that will be offered in the…
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Dr. Phillip Roberts has provided information on thresholds and insecticide efficacy. The current threshold is 1-2 Cotton Jassid nymphs on the 3rd, 4th, or 5th main stem leaf below the terminal (they are most commonly found on the 4th). Click HERE to view the latest information that Dr. Roberts has provided regarding the Cotton Jassid.…
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There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Cromley Farms (Lee and Charley) which is located at 9714 Brooklet-Denmark Road, Brooklet, GA 30415. We will meet at their shop/shelter. (GPS Coordinates: 32°22’14.4″N 81°40’28.8″W) Dr. Scott Monfort – Peanut Agronomist, Dr. Bob…
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This new insect to Georgia cotton is being observed in many fields. I went to a neighboring county yesterday to see for myself the damage this insect can cause – I did not expect to see what I saw (Figure 1 and 2). The Cotton Jassid is in many fields in Bulloch County, but I…
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There will be a Peanut Shade Tree Meeting on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held at Cromley Farms (Lee and Charley) which is located at 9714 Brooklet-Denmark Road, Brooklet, GA 30415. We will meet at their shop/shelter. (GPS Coordinates: 32°22’14.4″N 81°40’28.8″W) Dr. Scott Monfort – Peanut Agronomist, Dr. Bob…
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Cotton Jassid Update (Phillip Roberts): Cotton Jassid or two-spot cotton leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula, is an invasive insect from the Indian subcontinent. It was first detected in the US in Florida in 2024 and we have currently detected the Jassid in 27 south Georgia counties (we are waiting for official identification but are confident this is…
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Please click HERE to view flyer regarding to the annual Midville Field Day scheduled for August 6, 2025 at 9:00 am. Information for registering is included on flyer.
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Click HERE to register for the conference. The Georgia Cotton Commission’s 2025 Mid-Year Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at the Nesmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro. The inaugural Mid-Year Meeting is held in conjunction with a UGA Cotton Pre-Harvest Workshop conducted by members of the UGA Research & Extension Cotton Team. The UGA…
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