Cotton
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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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In this issue: Upcoming Production Meetings Great news!!! Georgia Ag Forecast 2023 Georgia Peanut Farm Show — Seed Seminar Presentations Precision Ag/Irrigation Meeting Brake Peanut Label (Prostko) Traditional Stock-to-Use Ratios are of Little Value in Determining Peanut Prices Upcoming Production Meetings: Colquitt County Peanut Production Meeting — Friday, February 10, 2023 at noon. Colquitt County…
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Another exciting week in Colquitt County agriculture! The UGA Corn Short Course and Peanut Farm Show was held this past week. The Colquitt County Extension office is hosting two production meetings this coming week. Growers can also attend The Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop and the Ag Forecast this week.…
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The 2022 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards will be given during the Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting lunch on July 26, 2023, at Georgia Southern University Nessmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro, GA. This will be the 18th year of this awards program to recognize producers and gins of high-quality cotton in Georgia. Producers are nominated by the gin…
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Merry Christmas from the Colquitt County Extension office!! The office will be closed for the holidays from December 23, 2022 and will reopen on January 3, 2023. Colquitt County is considered moderate drought according to the latest US Drought Monitor. The latest Drought Monitor was released on December 15, 2022. According to NOAA, temperatures are…
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In this issue: Drought monitor, Harvest Celebration, Precision Soil Sampling, Prussic acid, Feeding Cottonseed to bulls. It has been another exciting few weeks in Colquitt County agriculture. The cotton harvest is in the short rows, and folks are looking forward to the end of the year. Below is the latest drought monitor that was released…
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Current Situation: Dry conditions continue in Colquitt County. According to the latest drought monitor, most parts of Colquitt County are considered abnormally dry, and the south east portion is considered to be in moderate drought. The dry weather is great for the cotton and peanut harvests. I have been hearing about better cotton yields from…
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Last week was another exciting week in agriculture in Colquitt County. The peanut harvest and cotton defoliation is coming to an end. Colquitt County is classified as abnormally dry according to the last drought monitor. This is great for cotton and peanut harvests, but livestock producers are struggling with planting winter annual forages. The crop…
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It has been another exciting week in Colquitt County agriculture. The Sunbelt Ag Expo and the cold weather were topics of discussion this week. Cotton defoliation and when to dig peanuts were common questions from growers. There was a little bit of frost in Colquitt County on October 19, 2022. It has been a few…
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It has been another interesting week in Colquitt County agriculture. Peanut harvest is in full swing across the county. Peanut growers need to monitor their disease situation because leaf spot is increasing in some fields. Cotton growers are keeping an eye on the tropical weather that could impact us next week. This situation needs to…