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Below is information on the a Farm Bill workshop being held in Tifton at the RDC on November 19th. This educational meeting starts at 9am. If you need any information about this meeting contact the Colquitt County Extension office.
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There will be a Georgia Clean Day event that will be held at the Brooks County Ag. Annex/Extension Office on October 30, 2014. This program is organized and administered by The Georgia Department of Agriculture, through funding provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This program gives everyone an opportunity to properly dispose of…
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Overseeding perennial pastures can help forage and livestock producers by extending their grazing season, cut back on stored hay requirements and also produce high quality forage for their operations. Winter annuals can provide enough energy and protein so they can put weight back on and keep brood cows in good condition before, during, and after…
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Let’s discuss some of the insects and diseases I’ve been seeing on vegetables here in the county: Powdery Mildew on Squash: I have seen quite a few squash fields with powdery mildew so be on the look out. Below are some images to illustrate the symptoms: A good spray program for powdery mildew in squash…
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This time of year I get a lot of questions about winter annual forage seeding rates. Selection of winter annual forages should be based on amount of forage needed, when the grazing is needed and seed costs. If you need earlier grazing then select a forage such as cereal rye. If grazing is needed later in spring then ryegrass is…
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Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan specialist, recently posted an interesting article on the cost of pecan production on the UGA Pecan Extension blog. It has variable costs and net returns for pecan production this year. Interesting stuff. https://site.extension.uga.edu/pecan/2014/09/cost-of-pecan-production/
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In order to make informed decisions about growing crops, knowing the production costs is important. Wheat is no exception. Last year was not a great year for wheat production in Colquitt County but I have received a question or two about wheat production. Below are 2015 wheat production budgets for intensive and conventional managed wheat.…
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There will be an area wheat production meeting held on October 1, 2014 at the Colquitt County Extension office. The production meeting will start at noon. Dr. Dewey Lee, UGA Small Grain Agronomist, will be on hand to give area producers an update on wheat production. If you are interested in attending please call the Colquitt County Extension office at 229-616-7455.
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Peanuts: The maturity with irrigated Georgia 06G have been running anywhere from 135 to 150 days at the maturity clinics at the office. Dryland fields have been variable on the maturity and it depends on when they suffered from drought conditions and set pegs. Below are few suggested tips/questions to consider for determining when to DIG:…
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We had a great discussion at the cowpea curculio crisis meeting in Tifton. Unfortunately I don’t have great news to report about the meeting, but I have highlighted a few key points that I took away from the meeting: 1) Let’s discuss insecticides: Many of you know that pyrethroids are only showing moderate suppression of…