Jennifer
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This week the Georgia Department of Agriculture will announce the release of a second “Impact of COVID-19 on Agriculture Survey”. The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development faculty have modified and updated the first survey that was released in May 2020. Their hope is that farmers can now place some economic impact perspective for the…
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Wheat Planting is near: Check out the Production Guide and Weed Control sheet from UGA.
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Defoliating cotton is an art. Each year presents different challenges. Once the field reaches 75% open bolls or 4 or less nodes above the upper cracked boll it is time to pull the trigger. Cotton Defoliants each have a different job. Most farmers have a general “recipe” that they use for defoliation. If you have…
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Here are a few events coming up online and in person for hay and forage producers:
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Cotton Irrigation Termination Decisions David Hall, Extension Water Educator, Cale Cloud, Extension Water Agent, and Wesley Porter, Extension Precision Ag and Irrigation Specialist: As we approach the end of the growing season we are around 12 to 16 weeks after planting at the beginning of September based on a May 1 to June 1 planting.…
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This survey on Agriculture Stress has been sent by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. To participate scan the QR Code in this post or visit the link.If you have questions about it you can contact: Madison Cahill at Madison.Cahill@agr.georgia.gov, Coralis Rodriguez Morales at Coralis.Rodriguez-Morales@agr.georgia.gov, or Venessa Sims at Venessa.Sims@agr.georgia.gov.
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Here is the latest info on empty grain bin treatments and grain protectants.
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Annual Midville Row Crop Field Day—Set for August 12th —Virtually Join from your computer.
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Hot and dry weather can bring on a myriad of issues for peanut farmers. Right now we are seeing lesser cornstalk borer infestations and they are on the rise. Growers should be scouting for moths, silk tubes at the soil line and caterpillars in their peanut fields.