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In late summer, almost every year, armyworms invade pastures, hay fields, and turfgrass throughout the state. Particularly in pastures and hay fields, damage may be severe before the worms are noticed. The grass is not killed, but hay yield and forage can be reduced to almost nothing over whole fields in extreme cases. The damage…
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Hay season is in full swing and people are busy trying to restock the barns form last year’s drought. We have had better rainfall through the spring and many of our famers and producers are taking full advantage of the good rain, and have had some good hay cuttings. I have had people tell me…
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Getting the most from your poultry litter
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With so much uncertainty with the weather this year, one of the questions that I have been getting a lot is what can I do now? Some people are asking is it too late to plant fescue and the answer is yes. Others want to look into reestablishing their bermuda grass pastures, although spring is…
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Franklin County 4-H is now selling Happy Home Flavorings at the Extension Office. Cost is $4.oo per bottle and proceeds benefit Franklin County 4-H.Happy Home Flavoring Flyer
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Walk Georgia is a free, online program designed to combat obesity by increasing physical activity in a fun, community-oriented way. The goals of Walk Georgia are to help participants: Develop lifelong habits of regular physical activity Get healthier and more physically fit Have fun while strengthening community ties Walk Georgia is a free Web-based fitness…
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November is here and Thanksgiving is just around the corner and Christmas time is coming but to look outside it is very different than it has been in my lifetime. The drought has affected us all and some of the long term forecasts indicate that it will not be over anytime soon. Farmers are in…
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spaghetti-dinner
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Can’t decide what you want to do with your garden spot this fall. Maybe you have planted a cool season garden in the past and you just don’t want to this year for one reason or another, but you also don’t want your garden to be taken over with weeds when spring rolls back around…
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2016 Winter Forage Meeting
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