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By Yangxuan Liu, Adam N. Rabinowitz, and Don Shurley China announced plans to implement a 25 percent increase in import tariffs on major agricultural commodities from the United States, which includes soybeans, corn and corn products, wheat, sorghum, cotton, and tobacco and tobacco products. The overall United States export value for these agricultural commodities to China are…
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UGA peanut entomologist Dr. Mark Abney shares some information on thrip monitoring, he has seen across the state and offers recommendations for treating. Peanuts are being planted, and tobacco thrips are moving in Georgia. Trap captures increased significantly at four of our six monitoring locations last week. This means that peanuts emerging over the next…
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https://agr.georgia.gov/farm-safety-program.aspx Farm Safety Program – Ga Dept of Agriculture agr.georgia.gov Sign-up to receive the latest information: The best way to protect Georgia’s produce is by working together. Please assist us by identifying your farm and providing your contact information in order to receive important tips and updates regarding the implementation of the Produce…
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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
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Posted in: 4-H
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Alfalfa in the South – 2018 Workshops The UGA Forage Team is proud to announce the return of the popular Alfalfa in the South workshops. UGA Extension will host a series of one-day workshops entitled “Alfalfa in the South” on May 1 (Calhoun Co.), May 8 (Bacon Co.), May 9 (Tifton, GA), and May 10 (Irwin…
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By Jeremy Kichler Colquitt County CEC Summer annual forages can provide high yields of good quality forage during late spring and summer for both beef and dairy producers. Most of the warm season annual grasses emerge and establish quickly and are very drought tolerant. They can be used for grazing, hay or silage. Producers need…
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04/16/2018UGA Farm Again program to host tractors workshopBy Julie Jernigan University of Georgia Farm Again program instructors will host a workshop to introduce potential farmers to tractors and how to safely operate them. The Tractors 101 event will be held on Thursday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UGA Tifton campus,…
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Dr. Eric Prostko with University of Georgia shared some information on tank-mixing pesticides: Tank-mixing pesticides can be rather complicated especially when numerous products will be mixed. Here are a few questions and answers based upon some recent inquiries that I have received: 1) Can I tank-mix Prowl EC and Prowl H20? I have never have…
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Apr 6, 2018 | Written by asparks Problems with seedcorn maggots in transplanted crops are popping up all over south Georgia this Spring. While this is a rare occasion (use of transplants avoids many soil borne insect problems), that makes it no less severe when it occurs. Maggots can kill tender young transplants, but cause minimal injury once…
Posted in: Vegetables