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Prices at the grocery store are higher for nearly everything, but one staple food item, in particular, is likely a key driver of recent sticker shock for consumers. Egg prices during the holiday season were up more than double over the same period in 2021. Retail egg prices averaged $4.25 per dozen in December 2022,…
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An estimated 70 percent of Georgia’s cotton fields are infested with at least one species of potentially damaging plant-parasitic nematodes. In a statewide survey of cotton fields (nearly 1800 samples were collected) approximately 69 percent of the fields were infested with root-knot nematodes and 5 percent were infested with reniform nematodes. An effective tactic to…
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Friday, February 10, 2023 @ 12:00PMA meal will be served and CCA and Pesticide credits will be offeredUGA guest speakers include Bob Kemerait, Scott Monfort and Mark Abney Please RSVP – 229-616-7455
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In this issue: Upcoming Production Meetings Great news!!! Georgia Ag Forecast 2023 Georgia Peanut Farm Show — Seed Seminar Presentations Precision Ag/Irrigation Meeting Brake Peanut Label (Prostko) Traditional Stock-to-Use Ratios are of Little Value in Determining Peanut Prices Upcoming Production Meetings: Colquitt County Peanut Production Meeting — Friday, February 10, 2023 at noon. Colquitt County…
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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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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Colquitt County Ag Complex
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