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Its time to spread this news and I hope this is an effective as well as appropriate first step. I’ll be moving counties as the UGA Ag and Natural Resource Agent in Crisp County to a county in the NE part of the state. My last day here will be November 30, 2023. Crisp County…
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Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP) workshop is Tuesday, April 11, 2023 from 1:30-3:30 hosted by State Executive Director, Arthur L. Tripp Jr. at Vienna USDA Service Center Conference Room 1150 Industrial Dr Vienna, GA or email Ansley.Hatcher@usda.gov for the virtual meeting link. Don’t worry about registration deadline above.
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This annual event hosted by the Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce will be held next Tuesday, March 14th – 6:30pm at the Cordele Lions Club. You can still RSVP by calling the Chamber at: 229-273-1668.
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Below slides cover yield, %TSWV, leafspot, %TSMK, %sound splits, and %hulls for varieties in both conventional tillage versus strip till and single versus double row. Net yield slides have been extracted as images below too.
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The 2023 Corn Short Course will be held January 17, 2023 at the Tifton Campus Conference Center. Registration information can be found at 2023 Corn Short Course – Event – Calendar | Tifton Campus Conference Center (uga.edu) Flyer and agenda below. A special session on the opportunities and challenges of the carbon credit markets featuring two presenters…
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This annual event hosted by the Cordele-Crisp Chamber of Commerce will be held this upcoming Monday, March 28th – 6:30pm at the Cordele Lions Club.
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UGA Beef Team Tips: Cows, yearlings and calves may need as much as 20% more energy supply when temps drop and/or conditions are wet. Weight loss, reduced gains and poor conception can occur with long enough duration of cold, wet temperatures without proper management changes. Cows within 60 days postpartum are at highest need for…
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Dr. Mark Abney: “The US EPA announced [last week, Aug 18] that it will revoke all tolerances for chlorpyrifos. This will take effect 6 months after the final rule is published in the Federal Register. I do not know how long that will take, but I expect a matter of weeks. The link below will…
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Dr. Bob K – “Much of our Corn, peanuts, and soybeans are at growth stages especially vulnerable to diseases. The weather (warm, humid, rain in the forecast) is text-book perfect for development and spread of fungal diseases. Perfect to cause delayed fungicide applications as well. We know southern corn rust and soybean rust and peanut…
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“The Department of Public Health has shared the booklets below with COVID-19 information targeted at farmworkers, primarily migrant and seasonal farm workers. There are versions in English and Spanish.” – Laura Perry Johnson, Associate Dean for Extension If you’d like some printed for your farming operation please reach out to me, Josh, at (229-417-7062). SPANISH-COVID-Booklet…
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