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Corn growers are eager to kick off the 2021 crop season. This winter has been very wet causing producers to fall behind on field preparation and pre-plant burndowns. The weather forecast for the next 5-6 days is promising with sunshine and warmer temperatures, which will allow for some equipment to enter the field and possibly…
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The Georgia Sentinel Landscape Project is offering a cost share program to assist Georgia timber growers. This pilot project aims to increase prescribed burning across the Georgia Sentinel Landscape by providing technical and financial assistance as well as outreach programs to private landowners. You can read more about the project here on the Longleaf Alliance’s…
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The Using Pesticides Wisely Auxin Training schedule has been finalized. Growers will have 10 opportunities to complete the training. The trainings will be delivered in virtual format this year. Please use the link below to register for the session you would like to attend. If any of you need help getting registered or with technology…
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Go ahead an spray your lawn now or you might be sorry when it warms up. Lawn burweed is an awful weed to have in your lawn around the end of April. These are the ones that make thousands of little stickers that are very painful. By making a herbicide application now you can save…
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The UGA Extension team broke ground on a new pecan orchard on Wednesday February 3, 2021. The new orchard is a five acre research and demonstration plot located at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center out past the Georgia State Prison between Reidsville and Lyons. The project was headed up by the Area Pecan…
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We are excited for Megan to be joining the Evans County Extension team as our new 4-H Agent.
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The University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences would like to invite you to attend the 2021 Georgia Ag Forecast presented by faculty in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development. Keynote topics include agritourism in the state and COVID-19’s impact on agriculture. Date: Friday, Jan.…
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Registration for the virtual pecan 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 you are…
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Registration for the virtual cotton 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 you are…
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Registration for the virtual peanut 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 you are…