The September Equinox is behind us, we’ve officially stepped into Autumn but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. Unseasonably (whatever that means) dry and hot weather is persisting around the state. At times like these, resources like the Drought Monitor (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/) can be helpful to stay abreast of our water…
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Come November 21st a joint meeting between UGA, FVSU, and the USDA (yes….acronyms) will be held at the Dougherty Co Extension office for small farmers. The whole meeting will go from 8a to 3p, is free & lunch will be provided. After speaking with Charlie Grace, Extension Agent FVSU CEP,…
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It may sound niche but an association for mosquito control exists in the state and they’re having their annual meeting in our back yard at the Resort and Golf Club on the lake. This insect can be considered the “deadliest” animal on the planet due to the diseases it vectors…
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“Water, Wings and Wildlife” (W3) is the Ablany Aquariums yearly educational outreach event for everything flying, crawling and swimming. Usually occurring in late September, 2019’s celebration started today with area school’s/home-schoolers visiting booths consisting of live insects, tortoises, snakes, owls, alligators…etc. Its a chance for youth and adults alike to…
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A joint meeting between FSA and UGA will be held in in seven different locations between Oct 8-11th to talk about three major government support programs. At these production meetings representatives from both organizations will be on hand to answer questions about WHIP+, MFP and ARC/PLC. Flyer with locations and…
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Even though this is late, as many acres of cotton have already been sprayed and bales have been processed at our two gins, I wanted to make these two defoliation slides available because I’ve had questions from Crisp Co producers about UGA recommendations on rates and chemicals. The slides below…
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As I drive around the county the waft of peanuts passes my nose even with the windows up and A/C on, caused by the unusually hot start to fall. That means two common sense facts: peanuts are being dug and….its hot. Other than that, I brought up the points that…
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Samples have been coming in to blast since the end of last month and I ask any producers with fields not inverted who may be wondering about digging time to call me (229-417-7062) or just stop by the office with a representative set of peanuts. I’ll conduct maturity checks as…
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Our Crisp Co Extension office was fortunate enough to be allotted one of the 24 UGA internship positions this past summer. All of these internships consisted of students from CAES, ABAC, GA Southern U & others institutions being paired up with an Extension agent for 12 weeks. The greatest advantage…
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As with Irma, hurricane Michael has spurred an allocation of money, $3 billion, to be distributed as disaster relief. Dubbed the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+), this package was passed months ago and the details of its timeline as well as eligibility were announced about 1.5 weeks ago….
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