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In this issue: Current situation: It is dry! The corn crop ranges from just planted to V5. Most of the local wheat is past anthesis, and some growers are irrigating. Forage producers are cutting oats for baleage. This week’s drought monitor shows that 94% of Colquitt County is experiencing D4, or exceptional drought conditions. This…
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Table of contents: Current situation: It is dry! There were producers cutting and baling oats for baleage last week. A few calls about wheat irrigation. Corn planting is in progress. The corn crop ranges from just planted to V4. The wheat crop ranges from early boot to anthesis. The drought monitor shows that all of…
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Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!! The Colquitt County Extension office will be closing for Thanksgiving tomorrow afternoon, and we will reopen on Monday, December 1, 2025. Harvest is coming to end and the dry weather continues across the state. According to the drought monitor, 100% of Colquitt County is suffering from D3 or extreme…
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Topics in this newsletter include: An article on Projected Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Georgia Agriculture. What is going on with peanut maturity. The dry weather and cotton defoliation. According to the US Drought Monitor released September 16, 100% of Colquitt County is experiencing abnormally dry conditions. Up from last week’s…
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Corn harvest is gearing up. I have been hearing good yields so far from corn growers. The weather this week should be good for harvest. The cotton crop has challenges such as boll rot, cotton jassid and mildew. Questions about leaf spot and white mold have been coming in from peanut growers. Rainfall last week…
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Current Situation: The peanut crop ranges from 60 to 90 days old. There have been a few calls about low levels of spider mites in the community in dryland fields. Caterpillar pressure has been on the low side this year. PGR applications are still going out, and hopefully it will rain in our near future. White…
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In this issue: Dry weather, tips for whitemold control, peanut irrigation, whiteflies, cotton and peanut marketing update, bermudagrass baleage and vaseygrass control. It has been an interesting weather week. The US Drought Monitor this week shows that abnormally dry weather conditions area expanding in SW Georgia. Rainfall amounts across the county ranged from 0.25 to…
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Current Situation: This past week has been hot and there have been some hit-or-miss showers across the county. The majority of the corn crop is around or past dent stage. The cotton crop ranges from squaring to the 4th week of bloom. The peanut crop ranges from 30 to 90 days old. Insect pressure has…
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In this issue: Cotton and peanut situation, nozzles, pecan nut drop, spittlebugs, and corn irrigation termination. The Drought Monitor this past week shows that no areas in Colquitt County are affected by drought. Rain chances are increasing toward the middle and end of the week. The illustration below shows the 15-day percent of normal precipitation.…
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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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