Tattnall County Extension

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2018 Vidalia Onion Variety Trial Results

Jul 26, 2018 | Written by Chris Tyson

Results are in from this year’s Vidalia Onion Variety Trials. Please take a look below at the yield results. Many thanks to all the seed companies and industry representatives, as well as UGA staff who participate in this trial.
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Vidalia Onion Production Meeting–Aug. 9, 2018

Jul 19, 2018 | Written by Chris Tyson

Vidalia Onion Production Meeting – Aug. 9, 2018 UGA Extension is hosting the annual Vidalia Onion Production Update on Thursday, August 9th, 2018 at 12:00. Check out the agenda below:
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The Importance of Well Maintained Grassed Waterways

Jul 16, 2018 | Written by Aubrey Shirley

Erosion can be serious business and as the saying goes an ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure. Here is a good article written by one of UGA’s Water Educators, David Hall describing one preventive measure to help mitigate erosion by using grassed waterways. Well maintained grassed waterway…
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Nickel Deficiency in Pecans

May 8, 2018 | Written by Aubrey Shirley

Here is an article by Dr. Lenny Wells about Nickel deficiency in pecan trees: With the cool temperatures we are experiencing this spring pecan trees are exhibiting some odd foliage characteristics. Normally at this time we have seen foliage reach nearly full expansion and female flowers are in the middle…
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Cattlemen’s Meeting May 10th–Everyone Invited

Apr 23, 2018 | Written by Chris Tyson

We hope you will make plans to attend our May 10th Cattlemen’s Meeting. Everyone is invited to attend, not just Cattlemen’s Members. Please call the Tattnall County Extension Office at 557-6724 if you would like to reserve your seat or have any questions.
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Weed Management in Conservation Tillage

Mar 16, 2018 | Written by Aubrey Shirley

Here is a handout that was given to me during a conservation tillage meeting in Midville, GA at the experiment station. It contains some useful information about weed control in cover crops. Conservation Tillage Handout
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Garden Weeding

Mar 16, 2018 | Written by Aubrey Shirley

A few weeks ago, I would have said spring has finally come and winter is no more. My tune has changed a bit since then. Winter’s claws are still trying to hold on a bit longer. This does not mean that one should wait for weed control in their garden….
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