On March 31, 2021, the USDA National Agricultural Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its 2021 Prospective Plantings Report. Georgia Highlights from the report. Corn planted is estimated at 480,000 acres, up 14 percent from 2020. Cotton planted intentions are up 1 percent from last year at 1.20 million acres. Peanuts…
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On April 1, 2021, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Georgia over Florida in the Water Rights case that began in 2013. The court’s opinion can be found here. Below is a press release from the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts commenting on the ruling. Georgia…
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If you are planning on using Engenia, FeXapan, Tavium, XtendiMax, Enlist Duo or Enlist One herbicides in your cotton crop or soybean crop this season, you must attend ONE of the VIRTUAL Using Pesticide Wisely Trainings that will be held from March 8th to April 12th.
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The 2021 UGA Extension row crop enterprise budgets and crop comparison tool have been released. You can find them here. Contact me if you have any questions.
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The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) has moved the 2021 Annual Meeting to a virtual format on January 27, 2021 at 9:00 am. The registration link is on the GCC homepage at www.georgiacottoncommission.org. If anyone has questions, please contact the Commission at (478) 988-4235.
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The 2021 Georgia AG Forecast seminar will be held on Friday, January 29, 2021. It will begin at 9:30 and end at 11:30 a.m. This year’s seminar will be held virtually. It is free but you must register. To register and to learn more about the seminar, click here.
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Here is the schedule for the virtual pecan production meetings. Pesticide and Certified Crop Advisor credits will be available. You choose the meeting date that fits your schedule. Pecan Thursday, January 21, 2021 6:00 PM Pecan Tuesday, February 9, 2021 9:00 AM Pecan Tuesday, March 9, 2021 6:00 PM You…
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Here is the schedule for the virtual cotton production meetings. Pesticide and Certified Crop Advisor credits will be available. You choose the meeting date that fits your schedule. Cotton Tuesday, January 19, 2021 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM Cotton Thursday, January 28, 2021 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM Cotton Tuesday,…
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Check out the flyers below or click on the link to get more information on the up-coming Farm Economic programs. These programs are sponsored by UGA Extension, NC State Extension, Clemson Cooperative Extension, and East Carolina University College of Business. The Executive Farm Management Program: https://execfarmmgmt.ces.ncsu.edu/2021-webinar-series/ The Executive Farm Management Boot…
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Here is the schedule for the virtual peanut production meetings. Pesticide and Certified Crop Advisor credits will be available. You choose the meeting date that fits your schedule. Peanut January 11, 2021 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM Peanut February 3, 2021 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM Peanut February 18, 2021…
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