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  • Ag Appreciation Supper, Soil Temps, UPW Trainings, Beef Meeting

    Cook Chamber Ag Appreciation Dinner RSVP by Friday March 20th to 896-2281. Soils Temperatures and Planting Again Soil temps at 3:10 PM – Tuesday afternoon 3/17/26 at Sparks location: Below are desired soil temps needed for corn, peanuts, cotton and soybean.  These temperatures need to be an average among several days without threat of colder…

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  • Peanut Var. Info., Turfgrass Training,

    Peanut Variety Info Below are slides from Dr. Scott Monfort – UGA Peanut Specialist presentation during county peanut production meetings. Cook County Peanut Variety Trial Data – Local Trial Data Professional Turfgrass Maintenance & Management Training Come learn about maintenance and weed control management in turf grass. We will be hosting a Landscape Professional Training at…

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  • Using Pesticides Wisely Trainings 2026

    Georgia State Specific Dicamba Training

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  • Tifton Bull Sale & Short Course Info

    GA Bull Test and 68th Annual Sale UGA Evaluation Center, Irwinville, GA. March 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM SALE CATALOG SALE VIDEOS Tifton Beef Cattle Short Course Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at UGA Bull Evaluation Center, Irwinville, GA COURSE REGISTRATION

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  • 2026 Cook Extension Ag Production Meetings

    Text and emailed reminders will be sent prior to each meeting. PLEASE RSVP AT 229-896-7456. Below are meetings confirmed to date: Cotton Production Update Monday, January 26 @ 8:30 AM Cook Extension Ag Meeting Room Speakers: UGA Extension Cotton Specialists Dr’s. Camp Hand, Phillip Roberts, Bob Kemerait (Cotton and Peanut Disease), GA Cotton Commission Weed…

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  • Corn Short Course, Tifton, Jan 20

    Early registration fee is $10, and available until January 15th. Registration at the door is $15. Click Link to Register. https://uga.ungerboeck.com/prod/emc00/register.aspx?aat=6d7346484c6d2f2b73695741673653443956795266502f71734b6b4d666635364e73704b63424b4a452f733d Peanut Farm Show, Jan 15th, Tifton, GA Click link below for more info: gapeanuts.com/farm-show/

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  • Corn/Soybean Production Update; BCT Gin (Brooks Co.) , Tuesday, Jan 6th, 12 Noon

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  • Tire Amnesty Event

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  • Floridian Aquifer Status and Statewide Variety Testing Info

    Floridian Aquifer Status HERE is good information related to the Florida aquifer and its current status “A network of 15 wells maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is closely monitored to evaluate the condition of the Floridan Aquifer compared to drought metrics established by GAEPD.” Below are descriptions of status levels. Seed Variety Selections…

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  • Peanut Variety Trial Data, Cotton Defoliation, Cover Crop Seeding Rates, Peanut Hay N,P,K and $ Value

    Cook Peanut Variety Trial Results Two peanut variety trials were conducted in Cook County this year – Irrigated and Non-Irrigated. Below are yield data and grades. Cotton Defoliation From Camp Hand UGA Extension Cotton Agronomist. “It looks like we are anticipating a freeze statewide Monday and Tuesday of next week. While there are a few…

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