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  • Cook Extension Ag Updates 4/1/26

    2026 Watermelon Spray Guide This is a GENERALIZED SEQUENCE OF A FUNGICIDE SPRAYS for watermelon. Things change during growing season so don’t get locked into spraying exactly according to this guide. Rain Data This shows how dry its been. According to our weather station in Cook County (Georgia Automated Weather Network) located in Sparks, we…

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  • Pecan Fertilizer and Short Course Info

    Below is info from Dr. Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Specialist related to efficiently managing pecan fertilizers while considering fertilizer price fluctuations. This is a snippet from a more lengthy and detailed blog post (2/24/26) by Dr. Wells that you can find by clicking on the link – Managing The Increase in Pecan Fertilizer Costs. “In…

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  • Ag Appreciation Supper RSVP and Corn Frost Injury Info

    RSVP at 896-2281 by today. Freeze/Frost Injury on Corn Majority of corn in our area did not see any major damage from recent cold temperatures. In general, if your corn was less than 1′ tall, injury – other than some leaf burning – will only be minimal and mostly cosmetic. Here are comments from Dr.…

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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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