Recent News
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Thank you to all who attended the Post Hurricane Helene Forestry Update last week. I know it was a long day and there was lots of information packed into the meeting. If you CLICK HERE, it will take you to the folder that houses the presentations and handouts for your viewing. As always, please call…
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I know some of you are itching to put seed in the ground. Especially corn. However, it is worth waiting a little longer. With the cool rain that fell already and some nighttime temps dipping down into the low 40’s some in the next week… Placing seed in the ground puts you at an increased…
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Are you interested in growing alfalfa interseeded into your current forage situation? Check out this Field Day and Workshop by visiting this link AITS 2025 Beef Logo until March 21, 2025.
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Do you currently have a licensed/incorporated business-example is your farm in an LLC? Are you aware of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Filing Requirement? Please read through this article from Georgia Farm Bureau and reach out to your CPA/Lawyer to determine if the CTA applies to you and your business/entity.
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This update has come from the director of the UGA Weather Network. Please see below. Over the last day, the area of potential development in the western Caribbean has become much more organized and has been designated as Invest 97 by the National Hurricane Center. This designation means the disturbance has become well-enough established to…
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For Burke County, Right now, our peanut fungicide programs are imperative that we keep the intervals tight and are using the correct fungicides. With white mold and leaf spot hits showing their heads, we cannot afford to miss a fungicide application. As growers are walking their fields, they should be looking for plants that are…
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Peanuts- White Mold Fungicides are still very important as soon as you can get in the field. From Dr. Bob Kemerait on white mold and leaf spot ““Big Gun” white mold materials almost always go out at 60 and 90 days after planting; a grower’s BEST choice of fungicides at 75 days and after 90…
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Peanuts- What does warm weather with sporadic rains and humid conditions mean? It is very favorable for white mold growth. According to Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Extension Plant Pathologist, it is time to be aggressive and stop white mold spreading NOW! He goes on to say “this requires deploying a top white mold fungicide at…
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Southern Corn Rust is a fungal disease caused by the fungus Puccinia Polysora. Southern Corn Rust is DIFFERENT than regular corn rust. You can identify Southern Corn Rust by the orange to tan pustules that occur in clusters on the upper leaf surfaces. When you walk through a field of corn with rust pustules the orangish…
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Burke County peanut growers planted around 19,436 acres of peanuts in 2023. According to estimates our peanut acres increased about 8%. Early in the growing season growers begin to evaluate the plant stand they have achieved to help finalize how they plan to manage for the rest of the season. An optimum plant stand for…