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I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year as we approach the end of 2016. Listed below are meeting dates that have already been scheduled for 2017. Please be sure to put these dates on your calendar, because they will be here before you know it. All of the meetings listed below will be…
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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. Under this program, hunters can kill deer and have them processed free of charge. The meat is then distributed to those in…
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Hopefully there was no injury to your family from the recent hurricane Matthew. Weather rarely scares me, but I will admit I became concerned at 4:00 am on the Saturday morning of the storm passing by close to us. The storm has caused damage to pecan orchards and crops that were still in the field. There…
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There will be a peanut maturity clinic at Ogeechee Peanut in Brooklet on Tuesday, September 20. The clinic will be from 8:00 am till 12:00 pm. Please bring your samples if you would like them placed on the maturity profile board.
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There will be a peanut maturity clinic at Candler Peanut in Register on Thursday, September 15. The clinic will be from 8:30 am till 12:00 pm. Please bring your samples if you would like them placed on the maturity profile board. Be sure to get a representative peanut sample from the field. Lift at least five plants…
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The Ogeechee Peanut Maturity Clinic scheduled for tomorrow morning, Friday, September 2, has been cancelled due to the projected adverse weather conditions expected from storm Hermine. This clinic has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, September 6 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
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Asian soybean rust has been found on soybean leaves from the soybean rust sentinel plot in Bulloch County. Currently, growers across the Coastal Plain of Georgia can expect soybean rust to be present. It has been slow to develop, but is now moving within fields and through the area more quickly. Any soybeans that have reached…
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Peanut harvest will be here before you know it and I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of some important things that need to be done before the harvest begins. An initial Hull-Scrape Profile is recommended to determine maturity and a digging date. There will be peanut maturity clinics at Ogeechee Peanut on September 2,…
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Please refer to earlier post for date, time and location of the UGA East GA Extension Agronomist interviews. Mr. Mark Freeman’s session will be held at RJ’s Seafood tomorrow, Tuesday, August 30 at 12:00 pm. Lunch will be served.
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Please view the results in the table below for the irrigated corn variety trial that was done at Jay Clarke’s Farm. Thanks to Jay and the seed companies (DeKalb, Dyna-Gro, Mycogen and Pioneer) for their support of this corn research effort.