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Here are a few Defoliation tips: Have 3 or more days of sunny weather forecasted when defoliation application made. Slice bolls with a sharp knife. Bolls are considered mature and ready for harvest aid applications when bolls cannot be sliced without “stringing” the lint. In addition, bolls are mature when the seed embryo contains only tiny…
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https://blog.caes.uga.edu/vegpath/ The new Vegetable Blog is a “one stop shop” for vegetable production information! Dr. Bhabesh Dutta The purpose of this blog is to keep our clientele informed with current disease updates on vegetable crops. Through this blog, Dr. Dutta would also like to provide current spray guide and management recommendations on important vegetable diseases. His extension program…
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Before selling home-harvested eggs, backyard chicken flock owners must attend an egg candling class. There, the farmer will learn how to check the quality of their eggs before selling them. Egg candling certification is required of anyone who sells eggs from their flock. Image credit: Pike County Agribusiness Authority. Raising a flock of backyard…
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Click on the blue links below for printable pre-registration and information: Pre-Registration Pre-register by June 24, 2016 Pesticide Waste Collection Event -Laurens Co. Clean Day 2016 Flyer
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Most of the pond calls we receive in the Extension office refer to fish kills, weeds, and fertilization. Sometimes all are related. Weeds are annoying, so everyone wants a clean pond to fish. We need to be careful though and not forget about our fish when we treat the ponds. We are here to help prevent fish kills and…
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Cooler weather and Phosphorus deficiency can cause corn to turn purple. Some varieties show more discoloration than others. Purple striping is common, but sometimes entire areas of a field can be deficient. This is one reason we suggest soil samples. Soil types and textures change throughout fields and can vary in nutrient requirements. Phosphorus deficient…
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Beginner’s Pecan Production Course April 11, 2016 UGA TIFTON CAMPUS CONFERENCE CENTER TIFTON, GA Please Contact Debbie Rutland @ 229-386-3424 to RSVP Refreshments & Lunch Provided 9:00 Welcome 9:10 Cost of Pecan Production Lenny Wells, UGA Horticulture 9:30 Pecan Varieties Patrick Conner, UGA Horticulture 10:15 Break 10:45 Pecan Irrigation Lenny Wells, UGA Horticulture 11:15 Pecan Tree Planting & Establishment …
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All, With the warm period of weather, in addition to other risk factors, cattle producers need to be aware of the potential for grass tetany. Regards, Lawton Stewart UGA Extension Beef Specialist I’m putting out High-Mag mineral, but cows are still going down? Deidre Harmon, PhD Student, The University of Georgia. Lawton Stewart, Extension Beef…
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