If you would like to see the latest Colquitt County Beef Cattle and Forage newsletter it can be seen at the link below. In This Issue Beef Herd Expansion Possibilities How Much N Should I Put on My Winter Forages? Breeding-Soundness Examination Video Summary of the 2017 Sunbelt Ag Expo…
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Colquitt County Ag Report
News, events, and happenings in agriculture.
Keys to Winter Supplementation of Your Cow Herd…. 1) Know the nutrient requirements of your cow herd. Nutritional requirements increase significantly at the time of calving and it is important to adjust the feeding program accordingly to meet these requirements. Refer to references on total digestible nutrients (TDN), crude…
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In This Issue The US Drought Outlook Beef Management Calendar for October Hay Supplies and Feed Costs this Fall Southern Regional Land Value Report The US Drought Outlook The US Drought Outlook was released on September 21st and it indicates a chance for the development of drought in Alabama and…
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Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Management Update Will Hudson – Extension Entomologist The fall armyworm situation is much less severe this summer, but the stem maggot (BSM) is building in numbers in most of the southern 2/3 of the state. We’ve seen this pattern before, and our standard recommendation is that hay…
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You will find in the link below the latest edition of the UGA Forage Extension Team Newsletter. It includes articles on: Bermudagrass as an Equine Forage – by Lucy Ray, Morgan County CEC Utilizing Summer Annuals – by Sam Ingram, Effingham County CEA Water Use Efficiency in Forage…
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Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Management: Bermudagrass hay producers need to be out scouting their hay fields for bermudagrass stem maggot damage. I have noticed damage in some Colquitt County hays fields this week (6-21-16). According to Dr. Dennis Hancock, reports of bermudagrass stem maggot are starting to come in from south Georgia. Let’s…
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Dr. Patrick McCullough, UGA Forage Weed Specialist, has informed us that we have received supplemental labels for Prowl H2O (pendimethalin) that will expand uses for preemergence weed control in pastures and hayfields. Some highlights from this update for growers in Georgia include: Labeled species now include tall fescue, orchardgrass,…
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Below is an article about Hay Storage, by Jeremy Kichler, Colquitt County Extension agent, that was used in the March 2016 UGA Forage Team Newsletter. Hay is a big expense for cattle operations and keeping the expense down requires hay to be stored efficiently and cost effectively. A lot of…
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Below are a few words from Dr. Dennis Hancock, UGA Forage Specialist, about the fertilization strategies for winter annual forages. Yet again, the weather is making farming a high stakes game of chance. We had a very wet end to the summer growing season (in most areas) and this resulted in…
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Helminthosporium in Rye Before Christmas Holidays, we looked at a couple of winter rye fields that were having problems with the lower leaves dying on the plants, and the younger leaves exemplifying numerous necrotic spots. These symptoms were caused by a stressed derived pathogen called Helminthosporium. This disease is the…
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