How Does the New Tax Law Affect You? Thursday, May 17, 2018, 9:00am – 12:00pm Colquitt County Extension Office Georgia farmers and landowners can learn more about how the new tax law affects them individually and their farming operation at tax bill workshops from University of Georgia Extension. After the…
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Colquitt County Ag Report
News, events, and happenings in agriculture.
Below is a “checklist” of options and opportunities for establishing strong disease and nematode control for the early part of the season and for laying a foundation that helps to insure successful control throughout the season. Prior to Planting Use Peanut Rx 2018 to assess risk to tomato spotted wilt,…
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Below are a few words from Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist, about managing thrips in peanut. As usual, thrips management will be the first insect issue peanut growers face in 2018. These tiny pests will be present in virtually every peanut field in the state, but the severity of infestations…
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Watermelon Update Seedcorn Maggots in Transplanted Crops Problems with seedcorn maggots in transplanted crops are popping up all over south Georgia this Spring. While this is a rare occasion (use of transplants avoids many soil borne insect problems), that makes it no less severe when it occurs. Maggots can…
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Colquitt County Extension Ag Update 4
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Below is the new edition of the 2018 Peanut Rx. The Spotted Wilt Index and the Peanut Fungal Disease Risk Index were successfully combined in 2005 to produce the Peanut Disease Risk Index for peanut producers in the southeastern United States. The Peanut Disease Risk Index, developed by researchers and…
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It has been challenging time for wheat producers trying to control weeds. January was a cold month and February has been wet. The crop has progressed at a fast rate and growers need to monitor the stage of development of the crop before the application of herbicides. Area wheat fields,…
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The Cotton Production Meeting is at 12PM Thursday! we will have Dr. Jared Whitaker and Dr. Phillip Roberts onsite to give you the latest most up to date information on cotton production. We will offer Pesticide, CCA & CEU credits. please call the extension office at 229-616-7455 to RSVP for…
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Colquitt County Peanut Production Meeting – Thursday, February 1, at 6PM!!! The Colquitt County Peanut Production meeting is set for Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 6pm. Drs Scott Monfort and Glenn Harris will be present to give area growers up to date peanut production information. The meeting will be held…
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