Hay & Forages
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What is in this edition? Current Situation: The drought monitor this week, which was released on April 7, shows that 100% of Georgia is experiencing some type of drought conditions. Ninety-four percent of the Colquitt County area is experiencing D4 drought conditions. Corn:The local corn crop ranges from just planted to V6. Early season irrigation requirements…
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In this issue: Current situation: It is dry! The corn crop ranges from just planted to V5. Most of the local wheat is past anthesis, and some growers are irrigating. Forage producers are cutting oats for baleage. This week’s drought monitor shows that 94% of Colquitt County is experiencing D4, or exceptional drought conditions. This…
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In this issue: Irrigation guidance for wheat and small grains, What stage of development are my small grains? Baleage Tips! How Do I Determine the Proper Moisture Content of My Forage? When can I fertilizer my bermudagrass hay fields? I want to establishment of bahiagrass! The Colquitt County Cattlemen’s Meeting will be held on Tuesday,…
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In this issue: 2026 UGA Crop Comparison Tool The 2026 UGA Crop Comparison Tool is available online at the link below. I know that, this year, row crop profitability is not optimistic. This year, it is assumed that N and P costs are $0.75 per unit, and that K has a cost of $0.40 per…
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Happy New Year! The Colquitt County area received some much needed rain of the weekend. The Drought Monitor indicated that 72.69% of Colquitt County was suffering from D3 conditions. Rainfall amounts over the weekend ranged from 0.5 to 0.7 inches. According to the Drought Monitor, drought conditions will persist through January. Below are questions that…
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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. Remember it is just guess unless you test. When taking a hay sample please use a hay probe. The probe should have an internal diameter of at least…
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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…