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The upcoming Colquitt County Production meetings are listed below. This year we will have 6 production meetings scheduled for growers and industry. The first meeting will be the Peanut Production Update, scheduled for Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at noon. All the meetings will be at noon and will be held at the Colquitt County Extension…
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Plans unerway for Georgia Peanut Farm Show Jan. 15, 2026, in Tifton TIFTON, Ga. (Jan. 6, 2026) – Producers can improve the bottom-line of their farming operation with knowledge, connections and information gained at the 49th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center, Jan. 15, 2026. The show hours will be 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Peanut farmers and those involved in…
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The 2026 UGA Corn Short Course is planned for January 20, 2026. This meeting will be held at the UGA Conference Center in Tifton, GA. There is a registration of fee for this event. The early registration fee is $10, and available until January 15th, registration at the door is $15. The pre-registration link is below.…
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(Washington, D.C., December 31, 2025) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the next phase in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA), the eligible commodity per-acre payment rates. As announced earlier this month by President Trump and Secretary Rollins, $12 billion will be paid to American farmers in 2026. Of that amount,…
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Happy New Year! The Colquitt County area received some much needed rain of the weekend. The Drought Monitor indicated that 72.69% of Colquitt County was suffering from D3 conditions. Rainfall amounts over the weekend ranged from 0.5 to 0.7 inches. According to the Drought Monitor, drought conditions will persist through January. Below are questions that…
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I get questions about hay sampling on a regular basis. A forage test contains a lot of valuable information that can be used in your winter-feeding program. Remember it is just guess unless you test. When taking a hay sample please use a hay probe. The probe should have an internal diameter of at least…
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This past year, we had an opportunity to conduct three irrigated peanut variety trials in Colquitt County. Peanut variety trials were planted in Hartsfield, at Moss Family Farms, and at the Sunbelt Ag Expo. Eight varieties were evaluated at the Hartsfield location, and each variety was replicated 4 times. Three varieties were planted at Expo,…
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Dr. Camp Hand, UGA Cotton Agronomist, released PRELIMINARY on-farm variety trial results for 2025. Once all locations have been ginned and fiber quality data are received from the classing office, we will finalize these results. The results are reflective of the incredible year we had in Georgia in 2025. Thank you to the Georgia Cotton…
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The Harvest Celebration is going to be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at the Southern Regional Technical School Conference Center. The event will be held from 5:30 PM to 7 PM. Call the Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce or scan the QR code below to RSVP.
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The Colquitt County area received much-needed rain over the weekend. Below is an illustration from the National Weather Service showing rainfall totals from around the area. Below is a list of row crop production meetings being held in Colquitt County starting in January. How can I feed cotton seed to cattle? I get questions all…