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Do you have some old pesticides that you need to dispose of? Well the GA Department of Agriculture is offering a pesticide clean day to give anyone the opportunity to discard old pesticide containers. The Georgia Pesticide Waste Clean Day Event will be held on May 3, 2022 from 9am to 3pm at the Georgia…
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The Candler County Extension Office and Evans County Extension Office will be offering opportunities for pesticide applicators to complete the Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) training that is required by law for applicators to apply auxin herbicides (Dicamba and 24-D) over-the-top of Dicamba or 24-D tolerant cotton or soybeans. All applicators must have a valid pesticide…
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The Candler-Evans County spring production meeting season is almost over. If you need to get some pesticide credits there are still a few meetings left. We have had great meeting season so far with our corn, peanut, tobacco, planter clinic, and weed meetings already completed. If you need more pesticide credits and can’t attend any…
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A cotton variety trial was planted in Evans County by Del Beasley with the help of Candler/Evans County ANR Agent Ross Greene back on May 19, 2021. The variety trial was located at Del’s farm off of Bowen Store road north of highway 169 in Evans County. The trial consisted of 12 different corn varieties…
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The Candler and Evans County Extension Programs will be hosting a Planter Clinic on February 10, 2022 from 9:30-3:30 at Candler Peanut Company (805 S E Broad Street Metter, GA 30439). To sign up growers can scan the QR Code with their phone or call the Candler County Extension office and ask to register. Please…
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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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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…