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It won’t be long before peanut harvesting will begin. Our office will be providing peanut hull scraping for any peanut grower. When bringing in a sample, we prefer vines to be brought in along with the peanuts so we can check the health of the vines. When picking samples, take 5 or 6 adjacent plants…
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If you don’t know already, Lowndes County Extension has 2 research trials dealing with satsumas. There are also numerous growers in the county and surrounding counties that have satsumas. Jake Price coordinates and oversees the research trials. A pest to be looking for is the citrus rust mite. Below are pictures of the mite and…
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It’s that time of the year for exhibitors to get their hogs for the Lowndes Area Market Hog Show. Tagging deadline for Lowndes County 4-H is September 14th. The show will be held November 1st at 5PM with the sale being November 2nd at 7PM. If you do not have a child involved in showing, try…
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Fall vegetable production is underway. I have seen some growers already setting out plants.We have been around the county this week checking fumigant levels. If you would like your fields checked, give your local extension agent a call.
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Cotton: Stink bugs are the main pest to be scouting for right now. Also be looking out for spider mites and whiteflies. These insects are important when deciding on an insecticide to spray. A good phone app to help with insecticide choice is the GA Cotton Insect Advisor App. Bacterial blight has been reported in…
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Now is the time to collect and send off pecan leaves for nutrient analysis. It is recommended to collect the samples from July 7th to August 7th. Below are the instructions on how to sample from the UGA Agricultural and Environmental Services Laboratories. While you are in the field, it may be a good idea to…
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Georgia Department of Agriculture and Lowndes County Extension will be offering an egg candling class at the Lowndes County Extension Office on July 27, 2016. The class will be held from 10 am to 3 pm. In the morning, there will be classroom instruction and a written exam. There will be a one hour lunch…
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There will be a HERD(Heifer Evaluation and Reproductive Development) Field Day on August 31st in Berrien County at the Alapaha Station. See attached flyer for more information. HERD Field Day Flyer
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UGA Extension is introducing a new program that provides training for beginning farmers. This program will be in three steps with the first being small farm business planning. Step two is vegetable production followed by hands-on production. Step one will be a four day training held in the mornings on August 16th, 18th, 23rd and 25th…
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Welcome to our Lowndes – Echols Ag News blog. We want to use this blog to share information about agriculture and events going on around us. You will be able to find information about production meetings and pest alerts. We encourage you to subscribe to the blog so that you will get an email once…
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