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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 on April 13, 2022. The variety trial was located at Bell Farms off of HWY 169 just south of Bellville, GA . The trial consisted of ten different corn varieties from different seed…

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  • The Candler-Evans Extension program has planted another local corn variety trial. This year the trial is located in Bellville again over at Bell Farms just off of HWY 169. The plot was planted on April 13, 2022 and there are 10 corn hybrids this year from 5 different seed companies. The companies are Dynagro, Local…

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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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  • 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…

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  • Registration for the virtual corn and soybean meetings is now open. Click on the link below and then choose the date that you would like to attend. After registration is complete you will receive a zoom link to attend the meeting. If you want to receive pesticide credits please have your pesticide number ready while…

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  • The meetings for the 2021 crop year are going to look a little different than the one in the picture, but we have high hopes that we will be able to get back to our face to face meetings soon. Due to the ongoing pandemic caused by Covid-19, the row crop production meetings will be…

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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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  • I have scouted several corn fields recently, and I noticed many of them are starting to reach physical maturity. This brings about the question, “When is it the time to stop irrigating corn?” A good way to way to determine how much longer you need to water is to look at an ear of corn…

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  • Many of you have sweet corn planted and some of it is not far away from harvesting. Sweet Corn will be ready for harvest around 20 days after the first silks are seen. Watering your sweet corn is very important and it needs at least an inch of water per week. It is crucial for…

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