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Jeff Cook

County Agriculture Agent in Taylor & Peach Counties, and Area Peach Agent. B.S. Plant Pathology, UGA. Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management, UGA.

  • Freeze Injury to Wheat

    Jeff Cook

    It looks like peaches and strawberries were not the only crops that got hit hard by two March freezes. Damage to the middle Georgia wheat crop is more severe than I intially thought it would be.

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  • Row Crop Disease Meeting

    Jeff Cook

    We have one more meeting with some timely information on diseases of agronomic crops.

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  • Using Pesticides Wisely

    Jeff Cook

    As mandated by federal labels, one must hold a private or commercial pesticide applicator license to purchase and use the restricted use herbicides Engenia, XtendiMax, and Tavium. Use is limited to ONLY those persons holding a private or commercial applicator certification.  To get all the information on new rules and see the schedule of upcoming UPW trainings…

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  • Georgia Clean Day Available

    Jeff Cook

    The Georgia Department of Agriculture is hosting a pesticide clean day in Coffee County

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  • Wheat Fertility

    Jeff Cook

    Fertilizer prices are through the roof, but trying to skimp on fertilizer will reduce potential yield later in the season.

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  • Middle Georgia Production Meeting Schedules

    Jeff Cook

    Mark your calendars for middle Georgia production meetings. Please not the times because we will have some breakfast meetings as well as dinner meetings and locations will vary.

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  • Your opinion needed: Survey for UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

    Jeff Cook

    If you think you need a better County Agent here is your chance to let someone know!

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  • Wheat Weed Control

    Jeff Cook

    Well, I am sure that you are probably out shopping for your loved ones, but you need to be thinking about weed control in wheat. Not much has change from last season. If you have a ryegrass problem and your wheat is up, it is too late to use Zidua. The window is also closing…

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  • 2023 Corn Shortcourse

    Jeff Cook

    If you would like to attend the 2023 Corn Shortcourse in Tifton you can click HERE to get registered. The training will be held at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center: 15 RDC Road Tifton, GA 31794 on the 17th of January from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm.

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  • Wheat Production Guides and…

    Jeff Cook

    It is hard to believe that another growing season is almost over. Before you make any decisions on planting wheat, you may want to check out the wheat production guide for this year or the State Wide Variety Testing site. Also, the corn short course will be coming up January 17th, and we will be…

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