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  •              Row Crop Disease Considerations – 4/20/2023 As you are finishing up planting corn and moving into peanuts & cotton it is a good idea for you to consider how you will go about giving these crops the best start that you can.  I thought I’d share what Dr. Bob Kemerait emailed to Extension…

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  • Dr. Eric Prostko included an information sheet from AMVAC in his weed science blog (https://ugaweedscience.blogspot.com/).  During corn planting time, it’s a good reminder for us that Counter 20G and other organophosphate insecticides used in furrow have the potential to cause negative crop reactions with certain herbicides.  Take a look at the information sheet for specifics.  As…

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  • Conservation Reserve Program Workshop to be held in Bainbridge, GA on March 22nd from 8:30-3:30. The meeting will be held at Cloud Livestock Facility in Bainbridge and is explicitly organized for female landowner target audiences across the tri-state region of GA, FL, and AL, “Woman Landowner Workshops – Land & Ladies”. This educational workshop is…

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  • Corn planters are starting to roll in south Georgia and among all the planter issues every year, one of the most common is seed depth variations. Check out the information in the blog post on utilizing block test method to check planter depth settings before getting out in the field.

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  • Cotton Marketing News

    February 10, 2023

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  • February 27, 2023 8:30 AM

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  • Plans underway for Georgia Peanut Farm Show Jan. 19, 2023, in Tifton TIFTON, Ga. — Producers can improve the bottom-line of their farming operation with knowledge, connections and information gained at the 46th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center, Jan. 19, 2023. The show ­hours will be…

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  • Please accept this email as an invitation for you to attend the 2023 Corn short Course to be held January 17, 2023 at the Tifton Campus Conference Center. Registration information can be found at 2023 Corn Short Course – Event – Calendar | Tifton Campus Conference Center (uga.edu). 

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  • Attached is the link for this week’s episode: https://anchor.fm/macie-wheeler1/episodes/Episode-10—Variety-Rundown-e1rldi3 In addition, it can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify if you search the name, “All About the Pod”. Thank you again for participating, it was a very informative episode! Episode 10 – Variety Rundown by All About the Pod In this week’s episode, Macie talks…

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  • Check out this link from the Director of the UGA Weather Network and Agricultural Climatologist, Pam Knox.

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