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Colquitt County Ag Report

News, events, and happenings in Colquitt County agriculture.

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  • Georgia Boots partner with 4-H for 50% off and 5% donated back to 4-H

    Georgia Boots partner with 4-H for 50% off and 5% donated back to 4-H

    We are proud to announce our new partnership with Georgia Boot! Together we will put our #4Hbestbootforward and give back to our communities. Current 4-H’ers, family, staff, alumni, and volunteers can save 50% off full-price items at  GeorgiaBoot.com now through September 30, 2019! Use code: GB4HAUG to claim your coupon. In addition to this great discount, Georgia Boot will give 5% of…

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  • Ugly tomatoes can still make for a great sandwich

    Images of tomatoes

    Published on 07/29/19 Ugly tomatoes can still make for a great sandwich By Paul Pugliese for CAES News The Tomato Festival in Cartersville, Georgia, includes awards to gardeners who grow the “Prettiest Tomato,” “Biggest Tomato” and, my favorite category, “Ugliest Tomato.” Why homegrown tomatoes are sometimes ugly is a common question I get as a University of Georgia…

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  • Georgia Crop Progress and Condition Report July 29, 2019

    Crop Progress condition report

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  • Cotton Marketing News

    Cotton Marketing News

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  • UGA Extension training helps keep Georgia’s produce safe

    UGA Extension training helps keep Georgia’s produce safe

    Published on 07/25/19 UGA Extension training helps keep Georgia’s produce safe By Merritt Melancon for CAES News Over the past decade, Americans have fallen in love with locally grown produce, but just because something is grown nearby doesn’t automatically make it safe. Small and beginning farmers, who put a lot of their energy into producing quality vegetables, might…

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  • ANNUAL FIELD DAY TO FEATURE UGA RESEARCH

    ANNUAL FIELD DAY TO FEATURE UGA RESEARCH

    Georgia farmers can learn about agricultural research while interacting with University of Georgia scientists during the annual Sunbelt Field Day in Moultrie, Georgia, on Thursday, July 25. From 8:30 a.m. to noon, UGA agriculture specialists and other industry leaders will present their findings from various crop research projects conducted on the 600-acre farm. Among the…

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  • Celebrate Smart Irrigation Month in the home landscape

    Georgia Crop Progress and Condition Report

    Landscape irrigation can be tricky, especially in the summer. During the month of July — Smart Irrigation Month — University of Georgia experts have advice on how to use irrigation as efficiently as possible. Be aware of the conditions of the landscape Typical lawns and plants require 1 to 1.5 inches of water per week,…

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  • Georgia Crop Progress and Condition Report July 22, 2019

    Georgia Crop Progress and Condition Report

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  • App helps fruit growers in Eastern U.S. diagnose disease and insect problems

    Walking through his peach orchard, a farmer notices something he has not seen before on the leaves of a few trees. He quickly pulls out his cell phone and accesses the MyIPM smartphone app. Through a series of descriptions, audio and images, the free mobile app and tool can help users diagnose crop diseases, insect…

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  • Sunscald on Tobbaco

    From – J. Michael Moore Extreme weather conditions this week will be hard on tobacco. Plants that have depleted the supply of moisture in the soil will wilt from the hot sun’s rays on the southwestern side of the plant. Six week old tobacco requires and uses under normal conditions approximately 0.15 to 0.20 inches…

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