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  • We have scheduled our county production meetings for 2018.  We have several meetings to offer this year, and look forward to seeing everyone there.  We will offer GA Pesticide License credit hours at these meetings.  Please call our office at 557-6724 to register for these meetings.  

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  • The Longleaf Pine Field Day will be held on November 2nd, 2017 at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center.  There are limited spaces available for this meeting!  Call the Toombs County Extension Office at 912-526-3101 to register today!        

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  • The Tattnall County Cattlemen’s September meeting is approaching quickly. This meeting will be a great opportunity for cattle producers to learn some valuable information from a few of UGA specialists. The speakers presenting will be: Dr. Levi Russell , UGA Extension Livestock Economist, presenting  “Beef Cattle Market Update and Marketing Strategies,” Dr. Brady Brewer, UGA…

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  •   September 13, 2017 Written by Lenny Wells–  Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irma has become the most damaging wind event ever seen by the Georgia pecan industry. Roaring through Georgia on Monday with sustained winds of 20-40 mph and gusts reaching from 50-75 mph, Irma brought damage to virtually every pecan orchard in the state, significantly weakening what was…

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  • Update: We have a called a meeting to address the urgent whitefly situation in cotton:   Cotton Whitefly Meeting   Friday, August 18th, 2017   10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.   Speaker: Mark Freeman, UGA Cotton Agronomist   Herschel Durrence’s Shop 562 Harmony Church Road Glennville, GA 30427   We will discuss: Whitefly life cycle…

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