Jeremy Kichler
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Below are a few comments about the cold weather that is in the forecast for this weekend. During the week of March 10, 2022, the small grains (wheat and oats) in the area range from jointing to flag leaf emergence. If you would like information on small grain growth stages, please go here. Growers need…
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Interestingly there is a lot of buzz about using grass herbicides to burndown small grain cover crops and annual ryegrass. Most of the conversations also include tank-mixing the grass herbicide with 2,4-D or dicamba and applying as a March/April burndown. Prior to making the effort and spending a significant amount of money, it might be…
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The Using Pesticides Wisely training will be offered at the Colquitt County Extension office on March 16 and March 31. The trainings will begin at 9:00 am. If you would like to attend this training, please call the Colquitt County Extension Office at (229) 616-7455. You can also register online here. For those of you…
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Friday, March 18, 2022 11:30 AM – Pineboro Farms — 5094 Old Adel Road, Moultrie, GA 31788 CCA, CEU, and Pesticide Credits Offered Lunch sponsored by Colquitt County Farm Bureau PLEASE RSVP – 229-616-7455
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Below is a post from the Southern Ag Today blog about the 2022 corn outlook. For many feed grain producers, 2021 was a profitable year; however, the uncertainty and risk associated with the 2022 corn crop is elevated. Following is a look at how the components of the supply and demand balance sheet might provide…
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The 2022 Colquitt County Pecan Production meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. The meeting will start at noon and be held at the Colquitt County Extension office. Dr. Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Specialist, Andrew Sawyer, SE Georgia Pecan Agent and Jason Brock, UGA Plant Pathology, will be the key note speakers. If…
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What about the UGA On Farm Cotton Variety Trials? Here’s where you can find out more about the UGA On Farm Cotton Variety Trials. . Dr. Camp Hand has summarized yield data for nine cotton varieties that were planted in the UGA On Farm variety trials in both 2020 and 2021. If you have questions please…
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An estimated 70 percent of Georgia’s cotton fields are infested with at least one species of potentially damaging plant-parasitic nematodes. In a statewide survey of cotton fields (nearly 1800 samples were collected) approximately 69 percent of the fields were infested with root-knot nematodes and 5 percent were infested with reniform nematodes. An effective tactic to…
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Below is an article about the Financial Impacts of Higher Fertilizer prices by Steven Klose, Professor and Extension Farm Management at Texas A&M Agrilife Extension and J. Marc Raulston, Associate Director, Agriculture and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M. This information was posted on the Southern Ag Today website. Last week we looked at the…
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Feb 13, 2022 | Written by Simerjeet Virk With start of another crop season, lime applications have begun across most of the state with dry pre-plant fertilizer to follow soon. Generally, we do not hear about fertilizer application issues that occur with broadcast spreaders until later in the crop season but this year is different because of the…