Soybeans
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A message from Dr. Mark McCann, UGA Assistant Dean for Extension: “Thanks to Dr. Culpepper, Georgia Department of Agriculture and all of you who hosted, assisted or taught in the 2019 UPW programs. Based on our collective success in implementing the new auxin technology, everyone who attended and was certified in 2019 is exempt from…
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We are awaiting a final decision from the EPA as to if GA applicators who attended a UPW training in 2019 will need to attend one of the trainings in 2020. Two plans/schedules, have been made: Plan A with fewer meetings where only applicators, of the new auxin technology, who didn’t get trained last year…
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The Ag Forecast in Tifton was last Friday. Below are handouts which recap the “takeaways” for each commodity covered: The meeting started with call outs to all the VIP’s in the audience like Reps from Sam Perdue’s office, local Chamber of Commerce members, Rep Austin Scott and many more. Austin Scott said a few words…
Posted in: Corn, Cotton, Economics, Forage/Pasture, Forestry/Timber/Pines, Grains/Small Grain, Livestock, Peanuts, Pecans, Soybeans, Vegetables -
I know y’all are soil sampling, selling equipment, buying implements, watching the forecast/rain, making planting choices….etc. On top of your daily routine there’s all these meetings to keep track of. We had a wonderful turnout for this past Mondays Peanut meeting, over 50 people. Will be sending out the info from the meeting soon. SE…
Posted in: Corn, Cotton, Disease, Economics, Grains/Small Grain, Insect, Livestock, Pecans, Soybeans, Vegetables, Watermelon, Weed Science -
From Amanda Smith, UGA Ag & Applied Economics: “The 2020 Row Crop Budgets have been posted online along with the 2020 Row Crop Comparison Tool. Remember that these budgets are an estimate of costs for the upcoming year. We advise farmers to adjust the numbers to reflect their actual prices to help them best estimate…
Posted in: Beans, Corn, Cotton, Cover Crops, Economics, Fertility, Forage/Pasture, Grain Sorghum, Grains/Small Grain, Peanuts, Pecans, Soybeans -
Hope y’all had a wonderful Christmas, New Year’s, and holiday season overall! Now in 2020 I want to share the final list of production meetings in and around Crisp Co. Below you’ll find a flyer with meetings listed. Many of y’all will be getting this schedule in the mail too. Please RSVP to each meeting…
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Soybean Quality Problem By: Rome Ethredge There’s been a soybean harvest quality problem that has to do with maturity of the seed. If the plant isn’t allowed to mature all the way we can get seeds that don’t turn the mature tan color. This green color is a problem for processors of the soybeans. It…
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Ultra Late Soybeans By: Rome Ethredge Soybeans planted after corn or other crop harvest, in late July and early August are once again moving very fast towards maturity. Heat, irrigation and long sunshiny days have pushed them along as usual. Here’s some photos I took of some that are entering R6 growth stage. Also called…
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