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UGA Ag Forecast 2022

Held in Tifton, GA last month – this event had its main sessions recorded – of which row crops, forestry, horticulture, and livestock/poultry can be found below. The ag forecast report document can be found here: https://agforecast.caes.uga.edu/ Also, the updated crop comparison tool as well as commodity budgets can be…
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Pandemic Cover Crop Program – Jun 15 Deadline

Acreage reporting for most crops is due by July 15th to the FSA, but a new program, the Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP), has a reporting deadline of Jun 15th – tomorrow. Amanda Smith, UGA Ag Economist explains: “PCCP provides premium support to producers who insured their spring cash crop…
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Peanut, Cotton, Precision Ag, & More – Virtual Programs

Summer field days and Ag meetings throughout the state have moved online over the past few months. Below are a few past/future viewing opportunities. Southeast Research and Education Center in Midville Virtual Field Day 2020 About 2hours, topics with time stamps below: Implementation of Variable Rate Irrigation – Wes Porter…
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2020 GA Ag Forecast

Five meetings, five locations, and a multitude of guest speakers will allow this upcoming year’s Ag Forecast to create a larger discussion than ever before as we head into much uncertainty with GA’s number one industry. Highlights about the meetings: Jeffrey Dorfman, the state fiscal economist for Georgia, to serve…
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GA Grain News by Rome Ethredge 11-27-2019 – Happy Thanksgiving & Wheat

By: Rome Ethredge Happy Thanksgiving!! Here’s a link to a story concerning the first county agent – Squanto and corn. https://montana.growingamerica.com/features/2018/06/what-i-learned-squanto Fertilizing Wheat Preplant Nitrogen fertilizer will depend mostly on what was just harvested from the field this season.  Below are recommended N amounts: Cotton – 35 to 40 lbs/ac Corn or…
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