Cotton
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The Colquitt County Peanut meeting is scheduled for Jan 27, 2025 at noon. The meeting will be held at the Colquitt County Extension office. Dr Mark Abney cannot attend the meeting so we got the next best thing. Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Plant Pathologist, will educate growers about disease management in peanut. Dr Monfort will…
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When are the Colquitt County Production meetings? The 2025 Georgia Peanut Farm Show is scheduled for Thursday, January 16, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, GA. The show opens at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. Peanut farmers and those involved in the peanut industry will be able to learn more about the…
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Drs. Bob Kemeriat and Wes Porter will be at the Colquitt County Extension office on January 22, 2025 to discuss advances in precision ag, irrigation and row crop disease control. The meeting will start at 6PM. If you are interested in attending the Precision Bob meeting please call the office or register at this link.
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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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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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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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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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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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Dry conditions have impacted cattle producers attempting to plant winter annual forages and peanut growers trying to dig dryland fields. According to the Georgia Crop Progress and Condition report released today, peanuts that were dug were 71% compared to the 5-year average of 83%. Thirty-nine percent of the cotton crop has been harvested compared to…