Wiley Ross Greene
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Production meetings will be in person and starting right after the first of the year. Please call the Evans or Candler County office to RSVP if you wish to attend any of these meetings so we can make arrangements for the food. Regional Corn Production Meeting January 6, 2022 Evans County Recreation Department Rome Ethridge…
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Evans County Extension conducted a virtual food plot webinar on October 7, 2021 to provide participants with information about designing and growing food plots for deer. The keynote speaker was Bob Westerfield with UGA Extension and he is a former contributor for Quality Whitetails Magazine. I have had several requests for the recording of the…
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A corn variety trial was planted in Evans County by Stephen Bell with the help of Candler/Evans County ANR Agent Ross Greene and the UGA Corn Specialist Corey Bryant back on April 2, 2021. The variety trial was located at Bell Farms off of HWY 169 on H.C. Hearn Rd. just south of Bellville, GA…
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UGA Extension Evans and Candler Counties along with several other counties are hosting a Forestry Meeting and Field day on November 2, 2021 at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center. We would like to invite anyone who is interested to attend this meeting. We ask that attendees register ahead of time to assist the…
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If you are interested in learning more about citrus production, come join us at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center. The meeting will have speaker covering orchard establishment, weed control, insect control, fertilization, and irrigation. Lunch will be provided, but we are asking all participants to register ahead of time to ensure enough food…
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It is that time of year again. This is a reminder to many of you that have probably already seen this post before, but it has lots of good information in it. Contact the Evans or Candler County Offices if you have questions or would like assistance with your samples. Also, if any of you…
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Peanuts are starting to bloom and this is the time of year when growers should be applying calcium. Some growers will apply calcium regardless just because that is the way they always have grown peanuts. I guess you could say the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it mentality,” but do they really need calcium?…
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A new citrus orchard was planted at the Vidalia Onion Research Center that will allow local research to be conducted in Southeast Georgia. Aubrey Shirely, Tattnall County ANR Agent, is the lead agent of this program, and received a grant from the state to put in the irrigation and to purchase the trees. The orchard…
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Protecting your young cotton or peanuts should start before you close the furrow with the planter, but don’t get carried away with putting too many things in the furrow at one time. Dr. Scott Monfort did several tests last year with in furrow fertilizers and oberserved salts injuries plus a reduction in stands for peanuts.…
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The Candler/Evans Extension staff hopes to have some local data to share with growers on corn this year. A corn variety trial was planted in Evans County by Stephen Bell with the help of Candler/Evans County ANR Agent Ross Greene and the UGA Corn Specialist Corey Bryant last Friday April 2, 2021. The variety trial…