If you have Incurred Losses as a Result of the Devastation of Hurricane Michael, PLEASE READ BELOW Dr. Jennifer J. Tucker, Asst. Professor, UGA CAES Tifton Dr. Dennis W. Hancock, Professor and Forage Extension Specialist, UGA CAES Athens Dr. R. Lawton Stewart, Jr., Assoc. Professor and Extension Animal Scientist, UGA CAES…
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Join us for a FREE Webinar that will discuss tips and tricks of establishing alfalfa into bermudagrass. It will provide valuable information for anyone interested in putting in alfalfa this fall! And the best part is…. you don’t even have to leave your house!
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INSECT UPDATE (7/19/18): Bermudagrass Stem Maggot and Fall Army Worms have been spotted at treatable levels in many areas South of I – 20. Producers in and around this area need to stay vigilant!
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By Ray Hicks Screven County CEC If you were like me, growing up around the farm, you couldn’t wait till you got old enough to have the responsibility of cutting the hay crop. Riding that tractor and mower, smelling that fresh mowed grass, knowing that the horses and cows were…
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By Will Lovett Bacon County CEC There are several perennial warm-season grasses that are native to the Eastern United States. The Native Warm Season Grasses (NWSG) most commonly used for forage are switchgrass, eastern gamagrass, indian grass, big bluestem and little bluestem. These NWSG are clump-forming, bunchgrasses that grow during…
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By Ray Hicks Screven County CEC As we wind down from the summer it is time to start looking at budgets for next year. As a cattle producer, feed is always one of the most costly inputs. Now as Dr. Dennis Hancock, Georgia Extension Forage Specialist, says “Grass grows Grass!…
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By Carole Knight Bulloch County CEA The process of baling hay has come a long way since the late 1800’s when Cyrus McCormick’s reaper design used a knotter to bundle and bind hay. The technology has improved but the goal has remained the same – safely store hay to feed…
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By Jeremy Kichler Colquitt County CEC The combination of humidity and moisture this spring has been a great challenge to many hay producers across the state.. The single most important “producer-controlled” factor influencing hay quality is the stage of maturity at harvest. However, unfavorable weather conditions in the Southeast can…
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By Lucy Ray Morgan County CEC Mold in livestock hay can be a significant problem, particularly in years where we have had a lot of moisture and humidity during harvest. The summer of 2016 was not overrun with moisture, however, when we have a shortage of hay, many producers are…
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By Adam Speir Madison County CEC I always remember being at basketball games growing up and hearing that a close game by two very good teams would be called a “barn burner.” With hay season just around the corner, farmers have the very real risk of dealing with a “barn…
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