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  • 2020 Row Crop Budgets and Crop Comparison Tool

    The 2020 row crop comparison tool and row crop budgets are available. If you need help entering your information into the programs, please contact your county agent. Please click on the links below to access the budgets and crop comparison tool: 2020 Row Crop Comparison Tool 2020 Row Crop Budgets    

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  • Southern Corn Rust Arrives Late But Be Aware

    Southern Corn Rust has been confirmed in neighboring Coffee County. So what does this mean for Corn growers? You should be scouting your fields and should consider the stage of your corn and decide if your risk and situation warrant a fungicide application. Recent wind and pop-up thunderstorms are great transportation for southern corn rust.…

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  • Meeting This Thursday: Timber Tax Credit Scheduled for Hurricane-Impacted Landowners

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  • Timber Tax Credit

    If you have timber land that was damaged during Hurricane Michael, please see the below instructions for applying for timber tax credit. Please visit https://gtc.dor.ga.gov to follow the below instructions to apply.  

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  • 2019 Required Auxin Trainings

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  • Strategies for Poor-Quality Forage Management in Georgia Cow Herds

    Ever heard the saying “a cow can starve with a full belly”? Well, it’s very possible if you are not providing the nutrient requirements for your cattle. They can eat until they’re about to “pop,” but still be hungry for the nutrients they need to do their job.  With the excessive rains May through July followed by a drought this past…

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  • Agriculture Disaster Assistance – Information Session for Producers

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  • Information on Disaster Assistance Programs

    Information on Disaster Assistance Programs Adam N. Rabinowitz Assistant Professor and Extension Economist Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia   Hurricane Michael ripped through the heart of Georgia agriculture, devastating the southwest region and destroying a significant amount of our farmers’ hard work.  While government programs can never fully replace the loss,…

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  • What is available to cover my marketing losses from trade tariffs?

    Market Facilitation Program: What is available to cover my marketing losses from trade tariffs? Yangxuan Liu Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics University of Georgia U.S. Department of Agriculture releases details about the spending plans for $12 billion in trade aid package for farmers. The main component of the aid package is the Market Facilitation…

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  • Foliar Feeding Cotton

    Jennifer and I have been getting questions about foliar feeding cotton. Below are some general guidelines and rules of thumb to follow as you use foliar fertilizer to help you finish the season. Foliar Feeding General Guidelines: Supplement to a Good Soil Applied Program Not all Nutrients Feed Well Low Volume -Not Pivots Don’t feed when Stressed Need best determined…

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