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  • Another exciting week in Colquitt County agriculture! The UGA Corn Short Course and Peanut Farm Show was held this past week. The Colquitt County Extension office is hosting two production meetings this coming week. Growers can also attend The Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop and the Ag Forecast this week.…

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  •  As Dr. Culpepper and I have begun our annual winter weed tour around most of Georgia, one of the many things you will here us discuss is starting weed-free (clean) at planting using a combination of practices such as tillage, cover crops, and/or herbicides.  The use of cover crops and tillage will vary by grower. …

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  • 2023 Colquitt County Ag Sponsor Information

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  • Tuesday – January 17, 2023 | 7:00 PM Colquitt County Ag Complex

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  • 2023 Vegetable Meeting

    Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Colquitt County Ag Complex

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  • By Heather Kolich With an October freeze followed by a relatively balmy December capped with several consecutive days of subfreezing temperatures, Georgia weather has experienced a few unexpected weather events from autumn into winter. Temperatures at both ends of the spectrum can affect the development of fruit crops during the dormant season, including blueberries and peaches,…

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  • The 2022 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards will be given during the Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting lunch on July 26, 2023, at Georgia Southern University Nessmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro, GA. This will be the 18th year of this awards program to recognize producers and gins of high-quality cotton in Georgia. Producers are nominated by the gin…

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  • Upcoming Production Meetings in Colquitt County: All of the production meetings mentioned above will be held at the Colquitt County Extension office. If you have questions please call the office. Other meetings of interest.. January 17th – Georgia Corn Short Course – Tifton, GA• January 19th – GA Peanut Farm Show – Tifton, GA• January…

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  • Below are a few words from Dr. Lisa Baxter on the winter annual forage situation. The prolonged cold weather during the Christmas holiday has a lot of producers asking, “Are my winter annuals going to regrow?” Unfortunately, there isn’t a clear answer that we can offer to this question. Many cool season forages can handle…

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