The Wildlife/Pond Management meeting is next Thursday, February 21, 6:00 pm at the Lowndes County Extension office address: 2102 East Hill Ave Valdosta Georgia. Below are the speakers/presenters and topics: Stephen Spradley- Georgia Forestry Commission- Hurricane damage to timber, Effects/benefits of Prescribed Fire with Wildlife Management Dallas Ingram-GA DNR Quail management and…
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Training for Farmers and Growers on Produce Safety Rule March 15, 2019 WHAT: This one-day workshop is being offered to produce growers. The training will cover the standardized curriculum designed by the Produce Safety Alliance, which meets the regulatory requirements of the Produce Safety Rule under FSMA (Food Safety Modernization…
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UGA CAES, Extension partner with SBDC to host Farm Business Education Conference By Clint Thompson for CAES News The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and UGA Cooperative Extension are partnering with the UGA Small Business Development Center to host a Farm Business Education Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at…
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By Eric Prostko: In September 2017, after doing some preliminary screening (Figure 1), we collected yellow nutsedge tubers from a peanut field that were a strong suspect for resistance to Cadre (imazapic). We sent the tubers to BASF for further greenhouse testing and just got back the results. Unfortunately, it…
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1) A pesticide license is required to purchase or apply these products. 2) All applicators must be trained through UGA’s Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW). 3) Can only apply through 60 days after planting cotton or 45 days after planting soybeans. 4) Can only make up to 2 POST applications in…
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By Lenny Wells: This is the best news I have heard for Georgia pecan growers since the Hurricane in October. On November 18, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law HB 1EX, which provides emergency disaster relief assistance for cleanup efforts for timberland and pecan orchard land in the 28 counties included…
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Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference set for Thursday, Jan. 17 Kelley Manufacturing Co. sponsors the Grand Door Prize TIFTON, Ga. — Producers can improve the bottom-line of their farming operation with knowledge, connections and information gained at the 43rd annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, held…
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Vegetable Meeting 9:30 am 4-H Center Lake Park January 17, 2019 Dr. Stanley Culpepper Dr. Bhabesh Dutta Dr. Andre Silva Dr. Stormy Sparks Forage Meeting 6:30 pm 4-H Center Lake Park January 17, 2019 Lisa Baxter, UGA Robby Bondurant, Westway Feed Peanut Meeting 12:00 noon Lowndes Extension Office-Valdosta January 24,…
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Published on 12/07/18 UGA CAES set to host annual Ag Forecast meetings By Clint Thompson Sam Pardue, dean of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), will serve as the keynote speaker at the upcoming Georgia Ag Forecast seminar series set for Jan. 22 through Feb….
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Doug Collins, Lee County Extension Coordinator It’s that time of year again. People are putting up Christmas trees. Whether yours stays fresh until after Christmas, or turns into a needle-shedding fire hazard is up to you. A cut Christmas tree is a living thing, or at least it was when…
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