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Liberty County Extension Agent Ashley Hoppers will have a short homeowner citrus course focusing on proper care and management of citrus trees and Citrus greening disease. The class will be on December 15th, 2018. This will be a great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about growing citrus around the house. Contact Liberty…
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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 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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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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Grain Storage Meeting Tattnall County will be hosting a Grain Storage Meeting on Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 at Midtown Grain in Glennville, GA. This will be a timely update for those preparing for corn harvest and storage. Please see the flyer below for details about the meeting. Call the Tattnall County Extension Office at 912-557-6724…
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Current Crop Condition (Whitaker and Freeman) According to the June 4th 2018 USDA NASS Crop Progress Report, 72% of the estimated cotton acreage in Georgia has been planted. This is up slightly from lasts weeks 62% estimate and well below the five year average for this date of 84%. Considerations for the Remainder of…
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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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