Hay & Forages
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I get questions about hay sampling on a regular basis. A forage test contains a lot of valuable information that can be used in your winter-feeding program. Table 1. shows a summary of samples that I have taken. It shows the average and the range (min and max) of forage quality such as RFQ, %…
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The Colquitt County area received much-needed rain over the weekend. Below is an illustration from the National Weather Service showing rainfall totals from around the area. Below is a list of row crop production meetings being held in Colquitt County starting in January. How can I feed cotton seed to cattle? I get questions all…
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By Lawton Stewart and Uttam Saha This year has proved to be quite an interesting one. Many parts of the state have seen periods with above-average amounts of rain, but also periods of well below-average amounts. Most producers were able to put up plenty of hay. However, based on the samples submitted to the UGA…
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Topics in this newsletter include: An article on Projected Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Georgia Agriculture. What is going on with peanut maturity. The dry weather and cotton defoliation. According to the US Drought Monitor released September 16, 100% of Colquitt County is experiencing abnormally dry conditions. Up from last week’s…
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By Dr. Lisa Baxter, UGA Forage Agronomist Bermudagrass hay producers throughout the region are currently battling the bermudagrass stem maggot, or BSM. This pest has damaged bermudagrass forage each summer since it was first discovered back in 2010. The adult flies are most easily found with an insect sweep net. Your local Extension agent should…
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In this issue: Dry weather, tips for whitemold control, peanut irrigation, whiteflies, cotton and peanut marketing update, bermudagrass baleage and vaseygrass control. It has been an interesting weather week. The US Drought Monitor this week shows that abnormally dry weather conditions area expanding in SW Georgia. Rainfall amounts across the county ranged from 0.25 to…
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The weather has been interesting the last couple of weeks. There was a report or two of hail last week on the west side of the county. According to the Georgia Weather station network, 4 inches of rainfall was recorded at the Sunbelt Ag Expo weather station for the week of June 24-30, 2025. …
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Posted in: Hay & Forages
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This past week, corn growers are finishing up planting this year’s crop. Cotton and peanut growers are preparing to begin this planting season. Growers are burning down fields and finishing deep turning peanut ground. Rain was observed the first part of last week. Fungicide applications were applied to small grains. According to the drought monitor…
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A Pasture to Plate meeting is planned for Thursday, March 27 at the Colquitt County Extension office. This meeting will start at 6 pm. Topics will include forges, meat science and farm to consumer licensing and regulations. If you are interested please contact the Colquitt County Extension office at 229-616-7455. This meeting is sponsored…