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https://issuu.com/sepfonline/docs/april_2020_web?fr=sYmY3YzEyMjE2Mjg is the link for the issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer which has significant information about disease management this year. You can get digital copies of the SE Peanut Farmer magazine dating back to 2013 at this website: https://www.sepfonline.com/?page_id=2 https://peanuts.caes.uga.edu/ for the latest Peanut Rx calculator and Industry programs. From Dr. Bob Kemerait: “We continue to…
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Healthy Georgia encompasses all of UGA Extension’s work in community health and wellness programming across the state. Our goal is to deliver timely and useful content about agriculture, the environment, communities, youth and families that will create a better Georgia. Issue #3 (found below) includes: Why are the grocery store shelves empty? UGA Extension and…
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Many of y’all in Crisp went through this Hurricane Michael relief process and with the Farm Recovery Block Grant application deadline behind us here are a few statistics to look at as we wait for news from the GDA: Application Metrics: 2400 online applications submitted 400 only opened page (in the 2400) and did not…
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From a GDA OFRR Report: On Farm Readiness Reviews (OFRR) are postponed until further notice due to COVID-19. As you know an OFRR is NOT an inspection but a method of educating before regulating. The goal of an OFRR is to provide farmers with useful information so they can comply with the federal Food Safety Modernization Act. Despite…
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UGA Extension is partnering with Georgia Grown to connect consumers with growers! Visit the Extension website (https://t.uga.edu/5TB) for a full list of growers in your area. To learn more about the partnership, read the story (https://t.uga.edu/5V8).
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Morning all, I know this will be a big week in the field since the chance of storms bringing heavy rain is the lowest its been in two/three weeks. I’ve received two calls already today about Pecan Nut Casebearer (PNC) activity. I’ve been trapping on the western side of the county all month and hit…
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UGA Extension and the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s GA Grown division are partnering with the industry to work to connect farmers, growers and producers who have GA Grown Agricultural Products to sell with consumers who want these great products. Ag products could include fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy products, seafood and much more – basically…
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From Dr. Brenda Ortiz, Precision Ag Extension Specialist at Auburn University: “A group of Extension Specialists and agents from Auburn/ACES and University of Georgia along with representatives from the private industry decided to join efforts in sharing information, on-farm trial results, and experiences on the use of Precision Ag technologies to support crop management. The…
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Monitoring for pests, either via traps or scouting, help us make informed decisions on when to apply management strategies. Scouting continues across the Coastal Plains for the fungal pathogen, Asian soybean rust, which can jump from kudzu as a host to our soybean crop. Dr. Bob Kemerait shares: “Through our sentinel plot program sponsored by…
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From Pam Knox, UGA Ag Climatologist: “The latest forecast for Thursday April 23 has increased the chances of severe weather to now include most of Georgia in the enhanced category. There are likely to be at least two rounds of severe weather. The first will be from a line that moves through the state from…
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