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Pecans Dr. Lenny Wells (excerpts from newest UGA Pecan Blog Post): “After a couple of weeks of 80 degree temperatures we are facing low temperatures in the mid 20s this weekend. Forecasts call for temps anywhere from 25 degrees to 28 degrees from middle Georgia down to Valdosta. Temps further north in the Athens area…
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19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SWAtlanta, GA 30334www.agr.georgia.gov Find us on Facebook • Follow on Twitter: @GDAFoodSafety •@GeorgiaGrown Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, February 16, 2022Office of Communications404-656-3689 Suspension of Certain Poultry and Feathered Fowl Activities Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been identified in commercial poultry operations and a backyard flock in Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia. There have…
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Turner County Extension will have Dr. Lawton Stewart speak about cattle nutrition at their beef cattle production meeting. See their schedule below. RSVP’s are asked for at 229-567-3448. Also, Dr. Francine Henry will be hosting a Better Beef Systems Field Day down in Tifton, April 5 from 8a-2:30p. Please see flyer below with registration info:…
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Dr. Simer Virk, UGA precision Ag Specialist, as shared this blog post about broadcast spreader calibrations: https://site.extension.uga.edu/precisionag/2022/02/proper-spreader-calibration-is-important-for-precision-fertilizer-applications/ Also, our district office has spreader calibration kits available for me to check out. If you ever what me to come out to your farming operation to help calibrate, please let me know (229-417-7062). The explanation of the…
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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 found here: https://agecon.uga.edu/extension/budgets.html
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Pam Knox: “The coldest air of the season so far will flow into the Southeast this weekend as an Arctic front moves through the region on Friday night. The weather that occurs over the weekend is expected to be a classic winter freeze event, with the first night experiencing the advection of the cold and…
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Rome Ethredge: Oats Seeing treatable levels of weeds and aphids in some fields and some Leaf Blotch disease (aka Drechslera leaf spot) developing. This is pretty common on oats in the winter and according to Dr. Alfredo Martinez, UGA Plant pathologist, it usually isn’t bad enough for chemical control, it usually slows down with warming temperatures. I…
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Feral Swine Workshop – Feb 10th – RSVP – 912-367-7679 Landscape Irrigation Training – Feb 11th – RSVP – https://irrigation021122.eventbrite.com New Farmer Training: USDA TAG – Feb 23rd – RSVP – www.teamagriculturega.org
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This annual publication is almost ready to print. It’s two volumes ($75 total). If you want our office to order them for you and/or your business – give us a call – (229)-276-2612. You can order them yourselves online at the Storefront if you want but they’re not available as of 01-24. Should be within…
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Rome Ethredge: This week we are seeing grains growth slowdown due to cold temperatures. Oats are more sensitive to cold temperatures, especially temperature swings. Also, seeing some of the older leaves turning yellow and brown due to running out of nitrogen. N in the plant is being translocated to the new growth. Not a big…