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  • 2018 Tattnall County Peanut Variety Trial

    Aubrey Shirley

    Every year, The University of Georgia conducts a statewide peanut variety trial. This past season Tattnall County participated in this trial, and I wanted to share our local Tattnall County results with everyone. This was a dry land field and had not had peanuts in four years. This variety trial consisted of four different varieties;…

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  • 2018 Vidalia Onion Variety Trial Results

    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

    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

    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 designed and constructed to carry…

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  • Nickel Deficiency in Pecans

    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 of pollination. But, with temps…

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  • Cattlemen’s Meeting May 10th–Everyone Invited

    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

    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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