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The 2023 Corn Production Guide is now available. Printed copies will be available soon at the Extension office. The guide can also be found at the UGA Extension Grain Crops Team website.
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture will be having a Georgia Pesticide Clean Day in Coffee County on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at the Tri-County Cotton Gin. The purpose of this event is to allow individuals, commercial pesticide applicators, private applicators, commercial contractors, and the pest control industry to properly and safely to dispose of canceled,…
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On Monday March 13, beginning at 1:30 p.m., a Using Pesticide Wisely (UPW) training will be held at the Dubose Porter Center located on the Oconee Fall Line Technical College campus. There are only 120 spaces available for the training. To register, email the Extension office at uge3175@uga.edu or call 478-272-2277. If you plan to…
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This morning we received news that the B3TXF (Bollgard 3, Thryvon, Xtendflex) trait package received its final key export approval, meaning that Thryvon will be fully commercialized in the U.S. this year and the “stewarded” status on this technology has been lifted. I have attached the Bayer news release to this blog post. If you…
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As of January 18, all of UGA cotton on-farm variety trials have been harvested. For more information on these cotton varieties, contact the Extension office. Thanks to the Georgia Cotton Commission, Cotton Incorporated, and our industry partners for their continuing support of this program, and to our county agents and grower cooperators for all their…
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I just realized that I had not posted the 2023 Wheat Production Guide. The guide and other small grain information can be accessed at the UGA Extension Grains website.
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Though modified live virus vaccines have been around for years and have been approved for use in adult cows for about 20 years, there’s still a lot of confusion about using them. In this short article, Dr. Lee Jones discusses some practical differences between modified live and killed vaccines.
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The 2023 Row Crop Production Budgets have been completed and are available on the UGA Agricultural and Applied Economics budgets webpage. The budgets are downloadable to your preferred device. You will need to enter your anticipated yield, costs, and returns for your farm. Feel free to contact me, if you have any questions.
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The Georgia/Florida Soybean and Small Grains Expo will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Georgia. The Expo will provide up to date marketing projections and the newest production techniques, as well as remarks from University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences leaders. The…