Jeff Cook
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ADM Animal Nutrition is recalling specific lots of pelleted animal feed due to elevated copper levels or deficient zinc levels, which may be harmful to cattle. The affected products were distributed between January 16 and February 27, 2025, in six states (IL, MO, TN, IA, GA, OH). No illnesses have been reported. Customers should stop…
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In collaboration with the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center (RaFF) at the University of Missouri, we have developed projections indicating that Georgia’s crop producers are expected to receive approximately $185 million in economic assistance payments under the American Relief Act of 2025. The attached paper provides details on the estimated payments for key…
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Tifton Beef Cattle Short Course is going to be held Tuesday, March 4th at the UGA Tifton Bull Evaluation Center in Irwinville, Ga from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. Topics will include heifer development, on-farm cattle care tool kits, drought planning and hands-on demos. If interested, you can register online with this link at ugabeef.com/tifton.
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I know it sounds like a joke but, the Corn Short Course had to be moved because of snow in Tifton. The new date for the corn training is February 12th. There will be a full day of educational sessions to help corn growers manage the 2025 crop efficiently, and hopefully profitably! For more information…
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The schedule for our 2025 production updates has been set. If you plan on attending a meeting we ask that you call and let us know. Space will be tight for these meetings and we need to be sure we have the resources to support our growers. Cotton: Friday, January 31st, Houston County Extension Office,…
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Once this rain gets out of here and we can stand up in wheat fields we need to be considering our weed control options and applying early season fertility. Fall tiller production is necessary for optimum yields to be accomplished. 15 to 30 pounds of preplant or at planting nitrogen (N) is usually sufficient to…
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There are tons of available wheat varieties that you can choose from. If you go to our state wide variety testing site you can view their performance at all of our experiment stations. The UGA College of Agriculture tested many varieties from Rome to Tifton, and the data for 2024 can be viewed Here. Luckily…
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On September 16th, Clay Pirkle, with the Georgia Federal-State Inspection Service will be speaking about the peanut grading process. Clay hopes to share information for peanut producers to help minimize deductions when peanuts are delivered to area buying points. The program start at 6:00 p.m. at Peach County High School. Please contact a young farmer…
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The Master Cattlemen’s Series will be held starting in September and be offered via zoom. Please see below and contact your county office for more information
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Here are some timely updates for growers as we try to continue and finish up planting for the 2024 growing season. Southern Corn Rust was confirmed in Decatur County a couple of days ago, but there is no need for us to panic. Southern corn rust (SCR) is a potentially devastating disease in southeastern corn.…
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