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Colquitt County Ag Report

News, events, and happenings in Colquitt County agriculture.

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  • LANDSCAPE HARMONY WEBINAR

    Looking for some practical guidance on how to care for your landscape? Join us via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/92512348634 for the next UGA Extension Webinar LIVE on Thursday, June 4 at 10:30 a.m. Hosted by the UGA Center for Urban Agriculture.

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  • UGA Extension helps Georgia Grown connect to consumers

    By Maria M. Lameiras for CAES News Like the moments before a race begins, dozens of staff with Georgia Grown and University of Georgia Cooperative Extension prepared to load thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables into hundreds of waiting cars and trucks stretched out in long lines at the Gwinnett Georgia Grown to Go event in…

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  • CAES faculty innovate in virtual instruction during COVID-19 crisis

    By Maria M. Lameiras for CAES News From field to stream-ing, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences faculty members had to quickly transition to remote course delivery after spring break. Learn how these seven faculty members tackled distance learning: Professor Nick Fuhrman, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication; Assistant Professor Jillian Bohlen, Department of…

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  • UGA helps produce growers with water quality calculations and education

    By Josh Paine for CAES News An online tool developed by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is helping produce growers assess their water quality and prepare for increased testing requirements. Uttam Saha, a program coordinator at the UGA Agricultural and Environmental Services Labs, developed an online calculator and simulator to help educate farmers…

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  • UGA releases new muscadine variety, ‘RubyCrisp’

    By Sadie Lackey for CAES News From late summer into fall, Southerners start looking for muscadines — a popular grape native to the Southeastern U.S. Selections run from the dark purple, thick-skinned traditional muscadine to a light golden-green variety. Soon, growers and consumers can add a new red variety to the mix. The University of Georgia College of…

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  • Great hedges make great neighbors

    By Josh Fuder, Sheri Dorn for CAES News Would you like to enclose your back yard so that you can enjoy your coffee on the patio without your neighbor’s security camera spotting your pajamas? Maybe you want to screen out your view of the neighbor’s yard art collection? Is your house buffeted by wind that you want to…

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  • Peanut Cracking Sprays

    I have had a few questions about cracking spray treatments on peanut. Below are a few words from Dr. Eric Prostko, UGA Weed Specialist on this subject. Peanut growers should now be evaluating the success of their PRE weed control programs and deciding on the need for early postemergence or “cracking” herbicide applications.  Here are…

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  • How to Deal with a Potential Gypsum Shortage This Year

    Glenn Harris, UGA Peanut Fertility Specialist Gypsum (or landplaster, i.e. calcium sulfate) may be in short supply this year. There is no need to panic but it doesn’t hurt to review your options for dealing with this potential problem. Why the Shortage? Coal burning powerplants that produce a lot of the “smokestack” gypsum we use…

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  • Have you been counted in the 2020 Census?

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  • Minimizing herbicide injury from preemergence herbicides

    Planting season has started in Colquitt County and I receive numerous calls from growers, consultants and retailers about ways to minimize herbicide injury. Pre emerge herbicides form the foundation for Palmer amaranth control programs in cotton. Lets discuss some points to consider in order to minimize injury. 1. Plant high vigor seed especially in harsh…

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