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Published on 09/19/19 ‘Lego Forage Specialist’ helping spread forage news across Georgia By Clint Thompson for CAES News University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Forage Agronomist Lisa Baxter is using her social media savvy and love for Legos to share timely information with Georgia farmers. When Baxter joined the UGA Tifton campus in March, she set out to find…
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Published on 08/19/19 UGA Extension forage agronomist encourages producers to submit hay samples By Clint Thompson for CAES News During the Southeastern Hay Contest at the 2019 Sunbelt Ag Expo, Georgia hay producers have a chance to compare the quality of their hay and win cash prizes. Any producer in Georgia and other Southeastern states including Alabama, Arkansas,…
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Published on 08/06/19 Drought changes management strategy for Bermuda grass stem maggot By Clint Thompson for CAES News Drought-like conditions this summer are forcing Georgia forage farmers to delay treatments for Bermuda grass stem maggot, according to Lisa Baxter, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension forage specialist. It is normally recommended that farmers wait seven to 10 days after…
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By Will Hudson, Lisa Baxter and Dennis Hancock We’ve had a number of calls from growers and agents in the last week or so concerned that they should be spraying for BSM. Even in south GA, the flies are just now starting to show up. You may be able to find some damaged stems, but…
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Published on 03/15/ By Clint Thompson for CAES News According to Lisa Baxter, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension’s newest forage agronomist, an unusually wet winter will cause problems with summer forage crop quality in Georgia. Baxter, who started work on the UGA Tifton campus on March 1, expects to field her share of questions about forage management and…
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UGA Extension Forage Scientist Dr. Dennis Hancock is encouraging cattlemen and producers to sample their hay and baleage to assess the nutritive value of it. This is a little from Dr. Hancock: Earlier this afternoon, I asked Dr. Saha at the Feed and Environmental Water Lab to summarize the samples received from this growing season…
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Chemical Control Many of us county agents are working with Dr. Lisa Baxter who is helping look for new products with BSM efficacy. Still today the use of a pyrethroid labeled for forage use around 10 days after the previous cutting appears to be the best strategy for control. Sometimes a second application 10 days later…
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By Steve Morgan Harris County CEC There are many important components in a successful livestock production system. One of the most important tasks in grazing management is understanding livestock stocking rate. It is critical in making timely management decisions that affect profits in beef cattle production. The optimum number of animals on a pasture makes…
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2018 Perennial Peanut Field Day Thursday, May 31st, 2018 UF/IFAS NFREC 155 Research Road, Quincy, Florida 32351 Agenda 9:30 a.m. (EST) Registration begins 10:00 – 10:05 a.m. Welcome, Glen Aiken, NFREC director 10:05 – 10:20 a.m. Business Meeting, Steve Caruthers, PPPA President 10:20 – 10:40 a.m. “Perennial Peanut Roots: Getting to Know Your Neighbors,” Victor…
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Extension / Calendar / UF/UGA Corn Silage and Forage Field Day UF/UGA Corn Silage and Forage Field Day May 24, 20188:00 AM – 5:00 PM Field day highlighting corn silage and forage production research updates Additional Information Location UF Citra Research Station 700 Experiment Station Rd Lake Alfred, FL 33850 Get Directions Contact Information Cathy Felton 7063103464 feltonc@uga.edu