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As corn planting is in full gear, please remember to plant corn 1.5 to 2 inches deep. Growers need to check their planters to avoid too much down pressure. Please make sure the furrow is closed properly. Sometimes we get in a hurry to finish. Please check your speed to ensure that seed spacing is…
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A Pasture to Plate meeting is planned for Thursday, March 27 at the Colquitt County Extension office. This meeting will start at 6 pm. Topics will include forges, meat science and farm to consumer licensing and regulations. If you are interested please contact the Colquitt County Extension office at 229-616-7455. This meeting is sponsored…
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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…
Posted in: Corn, Cotton, Cover Crops, Entolomogy, Hay & Forages, Peanuts, Pecans, Plant Pathology, Small Grains, weather -
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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The past few days I had a question or two about conventional corn. According to Dr Prostko, there are a few conventional field corn hybrids available from several companies. Dekalb: DKC59-80, DKC111-30, DKC63-58, DKC66-02, DKC68-37 https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/seed-cata Dyna-Gro: D57CC51 https://dynagroseed.com/seed-finder/corn?cropsId=dynagroseed:crops/corn Pioneer: P1197, P1870, P1608, P17677 all have conventional versions but supply might be limited https://www.pioneer.com/us/product-catalog/crop-corn.html Dr Prostko suggests a…
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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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Yangxuan (Serinna) Liu, Ph.D. UGA Ag Econ. In collaboration with the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) at the University of Missouri, we have developed projections indicating that Georgia’s crop producers are expected to receive approximately $185 million in economic assistance payments under the American Relief Act of 2025. The attached paper provides…
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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…
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Pam Knox mentioned in her blog this past week the historic snowstorm from a couple weeks ago. NOAA’s Climate blog has now posted a story describing the recent snowstorm in southern parts of our region that shows some interesting maps about the coldest temperature and where snowfall records were set. It also relates the weather to the…