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Colquitt County Ag Complex ~ January 9 , 2018 at 12:00PM Keynote Speakers are UGA Specialists: Dr. Stormy Sparks Dr. Tim Coolong Dr. Bhabesh Dutta Dr. Abolfazl Hajihassani (Abi) – new vegetable nematologist Lunch provided by our sponsors Please RSVP at 229-616-7455 Pesticide Credits & CEU Credits will be available
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Georgia Corn Short Course Featuring the latest information from the UGA Corn Team Tuesday, February 6, 2018 UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center 15 RDC Road, Tifton GA 31794
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In this issue Things to Do in December The Impacts of Using Shade on Beef Cattle Performance in the Florida Panhandle. Hot Off The Presses! How to Improve your calf crop. Things to Do in December Do not graze winter annuals closer than 4″. Overgrazing can reduce winter forage production. Allowing plants to…
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Over the last couple of days I have received a few questions concerning wheat. Below are some thoughts about early season wheat production and how those decisions can affect yield. Planting Dates: According to the 2017/18 UGA Wheat Production Guide. The optimum window for wheat planting in Georgia is typically within one week before or after the average first frost…
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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 protein (CP), and mineral needs…
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Downy mildew of cabbage has been detected from Colquitt County in Georgia (Oct 22, 2017). These observations indicate that inoculum of downy mildew is currently in GA and under favorable conditions (cool and wet conditions) potential disease outbreak in cabbage and other cruciferous/cole crops can occur. I would suggest our growers to look for the downy mildew symptoms in their fields and start applying…
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Cotton Policy Update 7-28-2017 – Don Shurley
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In a world of resistant weeds, residual herbicides are the foundation of our control programs. Cotton injury caused by the pre emerge herbicides is an issue that many growers face every year. Below are some tips to hopefully minimize injury from PRE herbicides. Plant high vigor seed into moist soil (preplant irrigation often needed if…
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The 2017 Colquitt County Longleaf Management and Production Field Day will be held on Tuesday 16 May 2017. This educational opportunity will be held at several locations during the day. The first location will be held down Lower Meigs Road. Lat 31 deg 4’ 51.24” N and 83 deg 59’ 31.68” W Lower Meigs Rd,…
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UGA Extension launches new system to help farmers, pesticide applicators with training for licensure ATHENS, Ga. — One of University of Georgia Cooperative Extension’s key commitments to the state and its farmers is to provide the training and information that private pesticide applicators need to ensure the safe use of pesticides. The way in which…
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