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Colquitt County Ag Report

News, events, and happenings in Colquitt County agriculture.

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  • UGA Extension helps Georgia improve water usage efficiency

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    By Sharon Dowdy for CAES News For the past three decades, Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been battling over control of water resources in what has become known as the “tri-state water wars.” Judge Paul Kelly of New Mexico, a Supreme Court-appointed expert known as a “special master,” recently ruled in favor of Georgia in the ongoing Florida…

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  • “Toothpicks” sure sign of Ambrosia beetles in pecan trees

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    By Emily Cabrera for CAES News Georgia pecan growers should be monitoring for ambrosia beetle now, especially if they have planted new trees or their orchards include trees that are less than three years old. The tell-tale sawdust “toothpicks” sticking out of trees is a sure sign of ambrosia beetles boring into trees. Young trees are at particular…

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  • Some parts of Georgia have received more than 7 inches of rainfall recently, UGA expert says

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  • Cotton Production Update

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    Cotton Production Update Monday, February 17, 2020 at 12:00 PM Colquitt County Ag Complex Please RSVP for meal count 229-616-7455 or click RSVP NOW below

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    Peanut Production Update – Tomorrow at 6:00 PM Peanut Production UpdateThursday, February 13, 2020 at 6:00 PMColquitt County Ag ComplexPlease RSVP for meal count229-616-7455 or click RSVP NOW below

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  • 2020 Tobacco Update

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    Please join us January 30, 2020 @ 10:30 AM at the Colquitt County Ag Complex for our 2020 Tobacco Update with UGA Extension Tobacco Agronomist J. Michael Moore. Pesticide, CCA & CEU credits will be offered. PLEASE RSVP for meal count at 229-616-7455

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  • 2020 Vegetable Update

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    Please join us at the Colquitt County Extension Office Ag Complex for our 2020 Vegetable Update. We will have UGA specialists speaking, a meal will be served and  pesticide and CCA credits will be offered.  Please join us as we prepare for the 2020 crop season.

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  • Weed Management Update

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    Please join us at the Colquitt County Extension Office Ag Complex for our 2020 Weed Management Update. We will have UGA specialists speaking, a meal will be served and  pesticide and CCA credits will be offered.  Please join us as we prepare for the 2020 crop season.

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  • 2020 Crop Production Meeting Schedule Colquitt County

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    Please join us at the Colquitt County Extension Office Ag Complex for our 2020 Crop Production Meetings. We will have UGA specialists speaking, a meal will be served and  pesticide and CCA credits will be offered.  Please join us as we prepare for the 2020 crop season. 2020 Production Meeting Dates Flyer Blue  

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  • Georgia Ag Forecast set for five locations in 2020

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    Jeffrey Dorfman, the state fiscal economist for Georgia and a professor at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), will serve as the keynote speaker for four of the five locations during the 2020 Georgia Ag Forecast seminar series set for Jan. 21 through Jan. 31. Dorfman will speak in Macon,…

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