Peanuts
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Last week was another exciting week in agriculture in Colquitt County. The peanut harvest and cotton defoliation is coming to an end. Colquitt County is classified as abnormally dry according to the last drought monitor. This is great for cotton and peanut harvests, but livestock producers are struggling with planting winter annual forages. The crop…
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This week was another interesting week in Colquitt County agriculture. Cold weather is in the forecast for next week. The current weather forecast for the Moultrie, GA area is below (October 14, 2022). Pam Knox, UGA Climatologist, mentions that “While it may be warm and sunny today, a strong cold front over the weekend will…
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It has been another interesting week in Colquitt County agriculture. Peanut harvest is in full swing across the county. Peanut growers need to monitor their disease situation because leaf spot is increasing in some fields. Cotton growers are keeping an eye on the tropical weather that could impact us next week. This situation needs to…
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Last week was another exciting one in Colquitt County agriculture. Growers in the area have begun to harvest peanuts and defoliate cotton this past week. The five day forecast for the Moultrie-Colquitt County area is dry and sunny, which is great for the cotton and peanut harvest that is starting. The September edition of the…
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It has been an interesting week in Colquitt County agriculture. The illustration below show the rainfall totals for the last 2 weeks for Colquitt County and the 5 day forecast for Moultrie. Peanut hull maturity clinics this week have been busy. Georgia 06G have been running 140 to 145 days to maturity. Growers need to…
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In this issue: EPA Comment Period for Organophosphates.. Peanut Update, How do I control tropical spider wort? Mr. Kichler, I have morninglory taking over my peanuts do I have any control options? Forage update: Leaf rust and armyworms…. EPA Comment Period for Organophosphates.. A NGO group is currently petitioning the US EPA to revoke all…
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Another interesting week this week in Colquitt County agriculture. I started to check peanuts for maturity this past week. Regarding Georgia 06G, the samples’ maturities vary greatly, ranging from 130 to 145 days. I will be conducting peanut maturity clinics on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 10:00 am until the end of September.…
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Colquitt County Cotton Defoliation and Peanut Harvest Meeting will be held on September 6, 2022 at noon. The meeting will be held at the Colquitt County Extension office in Moultrie. Drs. Camp Hand and Scott Monfort will be the keynote speakers. If you would like to attend please RSVP at this link.. or call the…
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The Colquitt County Cooperative Extension will be offering peanut hull scrape clinics starting on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. The clinics will be offered every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until the end of September from 8:30 am to 10 am at the Colquitt County Extension office. Taking a good sample is CRUCIAL in determining the proper…
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Deadline for the Southeastern Hay Contest is Fast Approaching. The deadline for the Southeastern Hay Contest is fast approaching. Entries must be POSTMARKED by 9/1/22. As always, the complete rules and entry form are available on our website (www.sehaycontest.com). Winners will be recognized at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in October and it would be great…