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  • Cotton Outlook & New MAL & LDP Publication

    New info on Cotton Marketing and the Cotton Outlook. 

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  • COVID-19 Resources & Wheeler County Extension Office Closing to the Public

    UGA has released a website with resources on COVID-19.Please visit the site for more information. https://extension.uga.edu/topic-areas/timely-topics/emergencies.html Due to public health concerns and following county government guidance, Wheeler County Extension will be Closed to the Public beginning Monday, March 23, 2020 until further notice. Our office hours will remain the same and we will still be…

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  • UGA Events Canceled

    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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  • Forage Short Courses and Field Day Events

    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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  • UPW Training’s for 2020

    Using Pesticides Wisely Training’s set for 2020

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  • FREE Cattle and Forage Webinars

    The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has a FREE series of webinars this spring focused on forage management. March 3rd:           Soil – The Foundation of Your Enterprise March 10th:         Forage Systems – Finding the Right Fit March 17th:         Grazing Management – Balancing Animal and Forage Performance March 24th:         Managing Drought – Effective Mitigation Strategies March…

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  • Elections for ARC & PLC at FSA

    Agricultural producers with base acres need to make a decision on the safety net programs (ARC/PLC) by March 16, 2020.

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  • On-Farm Cotton Trials 2019

    2019 On-Farm Cotton Variety Data

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  • 2019 Dekalb Dryland Corn Trial

    Below are the results of the industry trial on dryland corn done in Jeff Davis County in 2019:

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  • Storm Damaged Tree Clean-up Training

    Storm Damaged Tree Clean-Up Training To Register: https://stormtreetraining03122020.eventbrite.com  For more information Contact: Colby Royal, Telfair County Extension Agent at 229-868-6489 or dcroyal@uga.edu

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