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News, events, and happenings in Colquitt County agriculture.

Jeremy Kichler

  • 2024 UGA On Farm Cotton Variety Trial Results

    Dr. Camp Hand, UGA Cotton Agronomist, released the 2024 UGA on Farm Cotton Variety trial results early this month. This year, 10 cotton varieties were evaluated at 19 different locations across the state. The varieties included: DP 2038 B3XF, DP 2127 B3XF, DP 2333 B3XF, ST 6000 AXTP, NG 5430 B3XF, DG 3615 B3XF, DG…

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  • 2025 UGA Crop Comparison Tool

    The 2025 UGA Crop Comparison tool has been updated by Amanda Smith, Dr. Liu, and Guy Hancock. The crop comparison compares the gross return, returns above variable and fixed costs, and break-even yields for 5 agronomic crops in both irrigated and dryland production systems. Remember that land rent is not included in this spreadsheet. The…

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  • Beef Cattle Winter Webinar Series!!

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  • Talking Cotton and All about The Pod

    Dr Hand has provided the link to episode 20 of the Talkin’ Cotton Podcast, topics that were discussed included the federal economic and disaster assistance that was voted on and approved this past weekend. This will provide some much needed relief for Georgia growers. Episode 20 – https://www.buzzsprout.com/2350262/episodes/16332758 EPISODE 44, SEASON 2 The link to the…

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  • 2025 Colquitt County Extension Production Meetings

    The 2025 production meeting season is around the corner. In 2025, the Colquitt County Cooperative Extension will be holding numerous production meetings in cotton, peanuts, forages, precision ag, weed management, and vegetables. UGA Extension specialists will be on hand to give area producers updates on the latest research and what is new in the world…

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  • The Harvest Celebration is here!

    The Harvest Celebration, sponsored by the Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce, will be held on December 5, 2024. The event will be held from 5:30 pm to 7 pm at the Southern Regional Technical College Conference Center in Moultrie. Please call the Chamber or use the QR code below to register.

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  • Colquitt County Row Crop Update November 27, 2024

    The Colqiutt County Extension office would like to wish everybody a Happy Thanksgiving. We will close at 1 PM on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, and reopen on Monday, December 2, 2024. The last weeks drought monitor is below. It shows that 36% of Georgia is not experiencing drought conditions. Crop Progress report was released on…

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  • There has been a lot of chatter this week about New World Screwworm in Mexico and how this will impact the beef cattle market.  Below are several articles discussing this news story. Mexico Notifies United States of New World Screwworm Detection Stakeholder Announcement  Contact: APHISpress@usda.gov  USDA Takes Action to Prevent Spread to U.S. Animals On November 22,…

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  • Cotton Nematode Samples  As the cotton harvest is fast approaching the end, it is time to think about taking nematode samples in your cotton fields. In order to have a good representation of nematode populations within a field, predictive nematode samples should be taken in late fall usually just after cotton has been harvested.  It…

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  • How Do I Calibrate My Grain Drill for Forages?

    In the fall, I often receive questions about the appropriate settings for planting forages with grain drills. Frequently, the specific forage you wish to plant is not listed in the settings table on the grain drill. Planting at seeding rates lower than the recommended levels can result in sparse stands, which may lead to weeds…

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