April 2025
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Producers across South Georgia are facing a challenging forage situation this spring. Cool early temperatures delayed the growth of bermudagrass, and dry conditions have followed — leaving cattle pastures short on usable forage just as summer pressure builds. As a result, many producers are considering warm-season annual grasses like pearl millet and sorghum to fill…
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Here are some great tips from Wes Porter on how to calibrate your insecticide hoppers for Thimet and AgLogic before peanut and cotton planting begins. Click here for the full post over on Wes Porter’s Precision Ag and Irrigation Blog By: Will Brown (UGA Extension, Appling County), Jennifer Miller (UGA Extension, Jeff Davis County), Sarah Beth…
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Wes Porter just sent out this update with some great tips and reminders when swapping your planter over from corn to peanuts. By Marco Torresan and Wesley Porter Even though it’s still early in the season, most of the corn has been planted and many producers are switching over and starting to plant peanuts. I…
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Maintaining a lush, green lawn in South Georgia goes beyond just mowing and watering—proper fertilization is essential. With the region’s warm, humid climate, warm-season grasses like Bermudagrass, Zoysiagrass, Centipedegrass, and St. Augustinegrass thrive—but each has unique needs when it comes to timing and nutrients. Know Your Grass Type Before applying any fertilizer, identify your lawn’s…
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Date: 05/13/2025 Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM The Georgia Department of Agriculture has scheduled a Pesticide Clean Day Event for May 13, 2025 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Clean Day is a program that gives everyone an opportunity to discard old, unusable, or cancelled pesticides to a hazardous waste contractor for disposal. Pesticides in leaking containers or…