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Below is information on the a Farm Bill workshop being held in Tifton at the RDC on November 19th. This educational meeting starts at 9am. If you need any information about this meeting contact the Colquitt County Extension office.
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There will be a Georgia Clean Day event that will be held at the Brooks County Ag. Annex/Extension Office on October 30, 2014. This program is organized and administered by The Georgia Department of Agriculture, through funding provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This program gives everyone an opportunity to properly dispose of…
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Overseeding perennial pastures can help forage and livestock producers by extending their grazing season, cut back on stored hay requirements and also produce high quality forage for their operations. Winter annuals can provide enough energy and protein so they can put weight back on and keep brood cows in good condition before, during, and after…
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Let’s discuss some of the insects and diseases I’ve been seeing on vegetables here in the county: Powdery Mildew on Squash: I have seen quite a few squash fields with powdery mildew so be on the look out. Below are some images to illustrate the symptoms: A good spray program for powdery mildew in squash…
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This time of year I get a lot of questions about winter annual forage seeding rates. Selection of winter annual forages should be based on amount of forage needed, when the grazing is needed and seed costs. If you need earlier grazing then select a forage such as cereal rye. If grazing is needed later in spring then ryegrass is…
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I received a question about early harvest aid applications in soybeans from an area grower last week. Eric Prostko, UGA Weed Scientist, recently sent out some information on this subject. Soybean growers who want to use paraquat as a harvest aid, should be warned not to apply too early. Early applications (>40% seed moisture) will…
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The other week Thomas County Ag Agent Andrew Sawyer and I stopped in a pepper field here in Colquitt County where Tim Flanders had found broad mites. It takes the right conditions for the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus, to become a problem. Broad mites enjoy high humidity and cool temperatures. Low populations typically go undetected…
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I have received many pond calls regarding weed control. One particular weed worth mentioning is Bacopa caroliniana, commonly known as lemon bacopa, blue hyssop or water hyssop. Early references classified this plant in the genus Hydrotrida. This species, lemon bacopa, is distinguished by its blue flowers, a hairy upper stem, and by the lemony scent…
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This time of year I get a lot of questions about seeding winter annual forages. Most of our most common forage species (e.g., annual ryegrass, bahiagrass, tall fescue, etc.) should be planted at a depth of ¼ to ½ inch. Some can be planted as deep as 1 inch without hampering emergence (e.g.,rye, wheat,…
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Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan specialist, recently posted an interesting article on the cost of pecan production on the UGA Pecan Extension blog. It has variable costs and net returns for pecan production this year. Interesting stuff. https://site.extension.uga.edu/pecan/2014/09/cost-of-pecan-production/
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