Jeremy Kichler
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Its Expo Week! The Sunbelt Ag Expo is an agricultural-based trade show held at Spence Field in Moultrie, Ga. Known as “North America’s Premier Farm Show”® the annual event has more than 1200 exhibitors showcasing the latest in farming technology. Whether you are a large acreage production farmer or a weekend lifestyle farmer the Expo…
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Last week was an interesting week in Colquitt County agriculture. No changes in the drought monitor last week, 100% of Colquitt County is considered abnormally dry. The dry land peanut crop has been challenged this year. Pastures and hayfields are suffering from no rain. The graphic below shows the 15 day percent of normal precipitation…
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Topics in this newsletter include: An article on Projected Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Georgia Agriculture. What is going on with peanut maturity. The dry weather and cotton defoliation. According to the US Drought Monitor released September 16, 100% of Colquitt County is experiencing abnormally dry conditions. Up from last week’s…
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By Scott Tubbs, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter While we are wrapping up the peanut season, and we have seen many peanuts that have been dug and even harvested across the state, it is important to note that we are not done with the season, and peanuts will require water until they are fully…
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Written by Sarah Thompson on September 18, 2025 By Wesley Porter, Scott Tubbs, John Bennett, Seth McAllister, and Sarah Beth Thompson Unfortunately, we have reached that point in peanut harvest that it has gotten hot and dry for an extended amount of time. This weather can have negative effects on the peanut inversion and harvest…
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It does not take long before it gets dry! The last measurable rainfall from the UGA Weather Station at the Sunbelt Ag Expo was 0.36 which occurred on August 23, 2025. Since August 23rd, 0.12 inches of rain have occurred at this site. The graph below shows the 15-day percent of normal precipitation for the…
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Late yesterday afternoon, I received a phone call from Floyd Co. Extension Agent, Keith Mickler, about green stem in soybean (Figure 1.) I can tell you from personal experience that green stem can cause major headaches when combining soybeans. In fact, it took 6 man hours to clean out my small-plot combine last year after…
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Posted in: Cotton
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As defoliation time approaches, there is one thing on everyone’s mind in the Southeast, and that is this new cotton jassid. Although I am not an entomologist, I am working closely with Dr. Roberts on this (he told me the other day that, “we in this one together boss”). I have sprayed a couple of…
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I just want to inform everybody of an important meeting that is coming up this week. The National Cotton Council is conducting educational sessions on the impacts of the OBBBA over the next two weeks across the cotton belt, and this week they will be in Georgia. One of these meetings will be held on…