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Cook Co Ag Production Meetings (Zoom Meetings)

  • Speakers for our local winter 2021 Ag production meetings will be through Zoom. You can watch these meetings at home on your computer or at the Cook Extension Office where we are allowed to host a limited number of people given we adhere to all the Covid precautions. We’ll mail out reminders prior to each meeting – more details coming on zoom links. (“Zoom” was also the name of a TV show from the 70’s if you are old enough to remember).

Cotton

  • January 19. Tuesday. 6 – 8 PM
  • January 28. Thursday. 9:30 – 12 Noon
  • February 2. Tuesday. 6 – 8 PM
  • February 24. Wednesday. 9:30 – 12 Noon

Peanut

  • January 11. Monday. 6 – 8:30 PM
  • February 3. Wednesday. 9:30 – 12 Noon
  • February 18. Thursday. 6 – 8:30 PM
  • February 22. Monday. 9:30 – 12 Noon

Pecan

  • January 21. Thursday. 6 PM
  • February 9. Tuesday. 9 AM
  • March 9. Tuesday. 6 PM

Georgia Farmers Year End Covid-19 Impact Survey.

  • This week UGA Extension news, Georgia Farm Bureau and Georgia Department of Agriculture will announce the release of a second “Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture Survey”. The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development faculty have modified and updated the first survey that was released in May 2020. Their hope is that farmers can now place some economic impact perspective for the whole 2020 year. It will also be informative to gauge their participation in USDA programs that were released after the May survey. The deadline for completion is before Christmas. Link to survey: https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efBzrDOnqssorRP

2021 Virtual South East Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference

  • January 5 – 7.

Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting 2021 {Virtual}

  • January 27.

Annual Blueberry Update (Virtual)

  • Wednesday, January 13, 2021, starts at 9:45AM

2021 Georgia Ag Forecast (Virtual). January 29. 9:30 AM

  • The University of Georgia, the state’s land-grant and flagship institution, is committed to sharing the latest economic projections for U.S. and state agriculture to guide farmers and agribusinesses. CAES economists provide an outlook of agricultural markets for the coming year and keynote speakers focus on important and trending topics.
  • Tourism is a $66.3 billion industry in Georgia that contributes to the growth and revenue of both small and large businesses. Agritourism is a major sector of the Georgia tourism industry. This session presents the importance and opportunity of Agritourism to rural communities throughout Georgia and discusses the important linkages between local, county and state tourism efforts.

45TH ANNUAL GEORGIA PEANUT FARM – Postponed to 2022

PICTURE WORTHY STUFF FROM FIELDS THIS YEAR

White Mold Sclerotia on underside of Cantaloupe.
A very nasty lightening storm.
Made me feel better about how much I paid for snake boots. Its rattle had 18 buttons.
Caught stealing chickens.
Black (white nose) fox squirrel in pecan orchard.
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