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  • Proud to Be a Farmer

    I don’t want this blog to just become a site for re-posting things but this made me smile this morning and I thought it may brighten someone’s day. 9 Truths about Being a Farmer That Should Make You Proud to be One By Lynne Hayes – Growing America

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  • Soil Health Demo from Cover Crop Meeting

    If you missed the Cover Crop & Small Grains Meeting last week take a look at this post for key points and pictures of the on-site demo.

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  • Jeff Davis Dryland Corn Trial

    Take a look at the result from our 2017 Jeff Davis County Dryland Corn Plot.

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  • Jeff Davis Meeting Moved to Next Week

    The Cover Crop and Small Grains Meeting  has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 21st 7:30am here at the Jeff Davis County Extension Office. Please call by 5pm Tuesday to let us know if you plan to attend so I can get a count for breakfast.    

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  • Weather permitting; we will be holding a Cover Crop & Small Grains Meeting on Thursday, September 14th at the Jeff Davis Extension Office. This will be a breakfast meeting beginning at 7:30am. Please give us a call or send me a text to let me know if you plan to attend so I can arrange…

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  • Preparing For Storms and/or Disaster

    With Hurricane Irma on it’s way many of us are preparing ourselves for dangerous weather. You can check out our Extension Emergency Preparedness Webpage for more details: https://extension.uga.edu/topic-areas/timely-topics/emergencies.html  

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  • 2017 UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day set for Wednesday, September 6th. See the agenda for details and registration information.

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  • With the 2014 farm bill, cotton base on a farm became Generic Base. If you’ll recall, cotton base on a farm was frozen (could not be increased or decreased) but all other bases on the farm (bases of “covered commodities” like corn, soybeans, peanuts, wheat, etc.) could be retained as is or reallocated based on…

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  • I will be holding Peanut Hull Scrape Clinics at Davis Farm & Garden on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until noon beginning on August 22nd.

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  • Update on Whitefly Control in Cotton

    Over the last 3 weeks I have looked at fields in various stages of Silverleaf Whitefly infestation. I have met on-farm with many of you and hope that you have received the message that your cotton fields need to be monitored for whiteflies and that your pest control measures should be well thought out. In…

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