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The Crop Progress and Condition Report was released yesterday (May 19, 2025). This report shows that last week 55% of the state peanut crop is planted, which is an increase from 37% from the previous week. The 5-year average for peanut planting for this time of year is 51%. The cotton crop in Georgia is…
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Pam Knox, UGA Climatologist, spoke about the latest NOAA weather outlook past week. The following is from her blog. Earlier this week NOAA released their latest seasonal outlook for June through August 2025. It shows that both June and the June through August period are leaning toward a forecast of warmer than normal conditions. This…
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Be sure to check out the latest episode of the UGA Peanut Team Podcast. EPISODE 9, Season 3 Drs. Scott Monfort, Mark Abney, Eric Prostko, Scott Tubbs, and Lowndes County Extension Agent Josh Dawson discuss issues growers face as they begin planting. For more information, please reach out to your local agent. Also, the UGA…
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The topic this past weekend has been how dry it getting. Pam Knox says the weather pattern that we are currently in has a big high pressure center over the southern part of the region. This is preventing any development of rain in most of the region except northern Alabama and North Carolina and Virginia.…
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This past week, corn growers are finishing up planting this year’s crop. Cotton and peanut growers are preparing to begin this planting season. Growers are burning down fields and finishing deep turning peanut ground. Rain was observed the first part of last week. Fungicide applications were applied to small grains. According to the drought monitor…
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Current situation: Corn planting is starting around the county. Peanut growers are deep turning in preparation of the new crop. Burndown herbicides are going out on cotton and peanut fields. In a blog post by Pam Knox, earlier this week NOAA released their predictions for what the spring climate will be like. They are calling…
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The latest drought monitor shows improvement in conditions. The northwest corner of Colquitt County appears to be experiencing some abnormally dry conditions before the weather this past Sunday. The seven-day weather summary is below for the period of March 9-15. Soil temperatures are reaching the mid-60s. Source: Sunbelt Ag Expo location of the UGA Weather…
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In this issue: What are the current soil temps? Colquitt County Forage Production Update, Corn Burndown, Cotton Acreage Survey, Prowl on forages, Influence of storage length on the nutritive value of baleage, EVALUATING FUNGICIDES FOR MANAGEMENT OF AREOLATE MILDEW IN GEORGIA. What are the current soil temps? Soil temperatures for three depths are listed below…
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Up Coming Meetings: Colquitt County Cotton Production Meeting with be held on Monday, February 17, 2025 at the Colquitt County Extension office. This meeting will start at 12:00PM. Drs. Phillip Roberts, Camp Hand and Taylor Singleton will be our guest speakers. The Colquitt County Forage Production Update will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025…
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In this issue: Up coming production meetings, Corn Short Course, Drought monitor, Farmer of the Year, winter annuals, and peanut questions. The Vegetable and Pecan Production updates are scheduled for this week. If you are interested in attending, please rsvp using the qr code or call the office. The 2025 UGA Corn Short Course will…