Cattle Forages
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Cattle producers across Southeast Georgia are invited to attend the upcoming Southeast Georgia Cattle Update, scheduled for Thursday, July 31, 2025, at the Georgia Grown Innovation Center in Metter. This informative event will run from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., with lunch and refreshments provided. Hosted by UGA Extension and the Georgia Grown Innovation Center,…
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Summer heat brings more than just pasture growth—it also kicks fly season into high gear. For cattle producers in Southeast Georgia, flies can mean lost performance and rising health costs. Horn flies, in particular, are aggressive pests that feed on cattle 20–30 times a day. Left untreated, a single cow can carry up to 1,000…
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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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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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I just wanted to send out a reminder about the upcoming cattle meeting. We are hosting a cattle and forage update on July 18, 2023 in Metter. The meeting will take place at Georgia Grown Innovation Center and will start around 9 am. We will serve a lunch and we ask that attendees call ahead…
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We are hosting a cattle and forage update on July 18, 2023 in Metter. The meeting will take place at Georgia Grown Innovation Center and will start around 9 am. We will serve a lunch and we ask that attendees call ahead to reserve a spot to assist us with making sure there will be…
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I had heard a few reports of some armyworms around, and so I went to check a few hay fields and found some. They were for the most part extremely small, but a few large ones scattered here and there. The populations I found were in the 1-2 worms per square foot range so nothing…
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The United States Department of Agriculture is now taking applications for support payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Phase 2 (CFAP 2). Applications can be filed online or in person at your local Farm Service Agency office starting on September the 21, 2020 and the deadline is December 11, 2020. Farmers.gov Main Overview Page…
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Are any of you noticing brown spots in your bermudagrass hay fields? If so, you probably have some damage that has been caused by a bermudagrass stem maggot. The BSM bores into the pseudostem, the stem-like structure made up of leaf sheathes, where it feeds on the sap. This feeding cuts off water and sap…
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If you are having issues with crabgrass, sandbur, johnsongrass, or other grasses in your bermudagrass hay field you can make a one-time application of glyphosate after your first cutting. This method is a very time sensitive though. You need to spray the crabgrass/sandbur after it has begun to grow, but before the bermudagrass has really…