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  •                 There are three upcoming meetings. The area weed meeting, area citrus meeting, and  area vegetable meeting.  The Area Weed meeting is going to be on February 17th, 2022 at 12 PM. Lunch will be provided. The speakers are going to be Drs. Eric Prostko and Stanley Culpepper. It is going to be held at…

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  • February the 18th we will host a citrus frost protection update out at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center. The update will take place from 10-11 am, and pesticide credits will be available. More information can be found on the flyer and we hope to see you there!

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  • Rural Stress Survey Tattnall County extension, working in collaboration with the UGA School of Social Work has been awarded a grant dealing with rural stress and mental health in our area. The Tattnall County Extension office is also going to be used as a hub for mental health services in our area. We are asking…

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  • Usually, during this time of year most growers are not concerned about treating for many if any pests in a citrus orchard. However, Derrick and myself were checking for freeze injury at the VOVRC citrus orchard we saw several trees with Greasy Spot (Mycosphaerella citri) and Alternaria Brown Spot (Alternaria alternata). Alternaria spores are airborne,…

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  • Much of this winter season has been warm. Warm enough so that I had forgotten it was winter. However, later this week the National Weather Service is issuing freeze advisories and winter weather advisories for our area. Figure 1. Weather.gov Reidsville, GA forecast. Looking toward the end of the week, the low temperatures start to…

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  • Loan values were calculated based on $0.52/lb.

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