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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 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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The Master Cattlemen’s Program is being offered this fall in Newton County. This program will also be offered by Zoom so anyone across the state can attend if they choose to participate. The Master Cattlemen’s Program is an 8 week long program that meets every Monday evening from 6:30 – 9:00pm starting September 9th and…
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Current Situation: Rain over the last week has ranged from 0.5 to 3 inches. The accumulated rainfall for last week is in the illustration below. The forecast for this week shows an increased chance for rain. Cotton crop ranges from third week of squaring to 5th week of bloom. Southern rust was found in Colquitt…
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The cotton crop ranges from 2 leaf to the 4th week of bloom. The corn crop ranges from blister to 3/4 milk line. Lesser corn stalk borer and foliage feeding caterpillers are reported in peanuts. A couple reports of whitefly in cotton. The drought monitor was released on July 3, 2024. The drought monitor statistics…
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Current Situation: Rain over the past week has been a blessing. Lesser corn stalk borers have been to topic in peanuts. Cotton is being side-dressed with nitrogen. The corn crop ranges from blister stage to ½ milk line. The illustration below shows rainfall amounts for last Saturday. Rainfall amounts ranged from under an inch to…
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This time of year, I often get questions about what type of summer annual forages to plant in Colquitt County. Warm season annual grasses are established from seed and are productive during spring and summer. Plantings of warm season annual grasses can be made in the spring as soon as the soil temperature (at a…
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In this update, we will discuss topics: Local small grain situation, Current soil temperatures, Cover crop termination timing and corn planting, Questions about calcium in peanuts. and The SmartIrrigation App. and When do I take the cows off my small grains and still harvest them for baleage or grain? Local small grain situation: The local…