Hay & Forages
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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…
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Current situation: Corn planting is starting around the county. Peanut growers are deep turning in preparation of the new crop. Burndown herbicides are going out on cotton and peanut fields. In a blog post by Pam Knox, earlier this week NOAA released their predictions for what the spring climate will be like. They are calling…
Posted in: Corn, Cotton, Cover Crops, Entolomogy, Hay & Forages, Peanuts, Pecans, Plant Pathology, Small Grains, weather -
The latest drought monitor shows improvement in conditions. The northwest corner of Colquitt County appears to be experiencing some abnormally dry conditions before the weather this past Sunday. The seven-day weather summary is below for the period of March 9-15. Soil temperatures are reaching the mid-60s. Source: Sunbelt Ag Expo location of the UGA Weather…
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In this issue: What are the current soil temps? Colquitt County Forage Production Update, Corn Burndown, Cotton Acreage Survey, Prowl on forages, Influence of storage length on the nutritive value of baleage, EVALUATING FUNGICIDES FOR MANAGEMENT OF AREOLATE MILDEW IN GEORGIA. What are the current soil temps? Soil temperatures for three depths are listed below…
Posted in: Corn, Cotton, Cover Crops, Hay & Forages, Livestock, Marketing, Meetings, Plant Pathology, Small Grains, weather, Weed Managment