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Wiley Ross Greene

  • USDA Disaster Relief Programs from Hurricane Helene

    Do you have livestock? Do you have planted pines? Do you have pecan orchards for commercial use? Do you have blueberries, blackberries, olive trees, citrus trees? The USDA has 6 programs available to provide disaster relief from Hurrican Helene Damage. Please get in touch with your local USDA office to sign up for assistance. The…

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  • Cotton and Peanut Maturity Update Breakfast

    Please contact the Evans or Candler County Extension Office to reserve your plate for the breakfast. Evans Office – 912-739-1292 Candler Office – 912-685-2408

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  • Candler/Evans Sandy Soils Cotton Plots

    The Candler and Evans County sandy soil cotton plots signs are up for both the Candler and Evans County plots. The goal of these plots are to identify which cotton varieties perform the best in sandy soils. The Evans County plot has 10 varieties and the Candler plot has 9 varieties. Please take some time…

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  • Southeast GA Citrus Update August 9, 2024

    The Southeast GA Citrus Update will be held on August 9, 2024 at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center. The meeting will start at 9:30 with speakers indoors and then a tour of the research orchard after lunch. Please RSVP to reserve your lunch plate by calling the Tattnall or Evans County Extension Offices.…

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  • Food Plot Workshop @ GGIC in Metter

    We will be hosting a local food plot workshop at the GGIC in Metter, GA on August 28, 2024. Please RSVP to ensure that you recieve a plate for lunch. Bob and I did this program virtually back in 2021 and it was a really great program.

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  • Southeast GA Pecan Press July 2024

    Check on the latest edition of the Southeast Georgia Pecan Press brought to you by the pecan agent team.

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  • Cotton Team Newsletter June 2024

    Check out the June edition of the cotton team newsletter. Click here to read the newsletter – http://www.ugacotton.com/vault/file/June-Cotton-Team-Newsletter.pdf

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  • Southeast Cattle Update July 10, 2024

    We plan to host a Cattle Update for Candler, Evans, and surrounding counties. This meeting is free for anyone that would like to attend. Please RSVP ahead of time to reserve a plate for lunch. We have a great panel of speakers lined up so please come join us at the Georgia Grown Innovation Center…

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  • Don’t forget about attending the Using Pesticides Wisely Training for our area this Thursday March 14 at 9am. The training will be held at the Nesmith Lane Performing Arts Center on the Georgia Southern University Campus. No registration is required. This training is required for all applicators of dicamba products over-the-top of soybeans and cotton.…

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  • Using Pesticides Wisely Trainings 2024

    There are several local oppurtunities to attend the upcoming Using Pesticides Wisely training. The closest opprutunity for Candler-Evans growers will probably be the Bulloch County, Emanuel County, or Toombs County meetings. I am listing those dates below and please refer to the list above for locations and other meeting oppurtunities. Bulloch County – March 14…

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