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  • 2018 UGA Ag Budgets

    Please find the budgets discussed today at the Ag Econ Meeting at the link below. The strip till (conservation tillage) and conventional tillage budgets for irrigated and non-irrigated are located within the Row Crop Comparison Tool. Call your county agent if you have any questions with the budgets. https://www.caes.uga.edu/departments/ag-econ/extension/budgets.html

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  • 2017 Tax Reform Law and Agriculture

    Check out this blog from Levi Russell, our Extension Livestock Economist. The information comes from ag tax lawyers, so it is accurate and provides a good place for you to start to evaluate what you need to talk to your accountant about. https://site.extension.uga.edu/aaecext/2018/01/2017-tax-reform-law-and-agriculture/

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  • Census of Agriculture

    Be on the lookout for mail from the United States Department of Agriculture! I know all of us hate to do surveys but low input and inaccurate numbers will affect your bank account in the long run.

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  • GACAA recap and Livestock/Forage News

    GACAA The 2017 Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents (GACAA) annual meeting and professional improvement conference was held in Columbus at the beginning of the month. I competed in the applied research poster competition with research conducted with the Laurens County Agent, Raymond Joyce. We won our competition for our work with creep feeding calves…

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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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  • 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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  • Jeff Davis Peanut Hull Scrape Clinics Set for 2017

    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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  • 2017 Field Day in Midville – UGA Research Station

    2017 Field Day at the Southeast Research and Education Center August 9, 2017

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  • Where in Jeff Davis County?

    So the last post on “Where in Jeff Davis County” got some talk but I got no calls. Jeff Davis County residents don’t be shy! Call our office at 912-375-6648 and let me know if you recognize the place in the picture.

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  • Where in Jeff Davis County?

    If you can tell me where in Jeff Davis County this was taken and what it is you can win a prize!

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