Jennifer
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During this pandemic, we recognize that Georgia’s food and fiber industry is being impacted across all agricultural sectors. In order to accurately tell your story and represent your needs, we have developed a survey to collect information on how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting your farm operation.
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Using Pesticides Wisely Training moved to online delivery April 21-23, 2020
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It has been such a warm spring everyone is itching to get into the field and start planting. For peanuts it needs to be 68 degrees at the 4 inch soil depth for 3 consecutive days with no cold front predicted.
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Please see attached for a brief 1-pager on some important resources for farmers related to COVID-19. It briefly covers the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL). CLICK HERE: COVID-19 Resources for Farmers
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Many of you are in the field planting corn or are getting ready to as soon as you can. This weed control reference sheet was given out by Eric Prostko at our Row Crop Weed Control Meeting. But if you missed it or would like to have access to it online here it is:
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All UGA scheduled events will be canceled through the end of March. A decision will be made soon about how far out this will be the case. Stay tuned to the blog, emails and remind from Extension Staff for updates. This includes the UPW training’s for those of you that needed it. We are still…
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There are several Short Courses and Field Days coming up for cattle and forage producers. Here is a compiled list: Novel Endophyte Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop https://georgiaforages.caes.uga.edu/calendar/event.html?eventid=1620&event=Novel-Endophyte-Tall-Fescue-Renovation-Workshop Georgia Forage and Grassland Council Meeting https://georgiaforages.caes.uga.edu/calendar/event.html?eventid=1621&event=Georgia-Forage-and-Grassland-Council-Meeting Free for GFGC members (also gives you memberships to the American Forage and Grassland Council) – $35/yr Bayer Crop Science New…
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Using Pesticides Wisely Training’s set for 2020
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Agricultural producers with base acres need to make a decision on the safety net programs (ARC/PLC) by March 16, 2020.