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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.

  • Reminder About Production Meetings

    Jeff Cook

    We have several production updates and other meetings coming up this winter and spring: January 29 Area Cotton Update (Macon County Extension, 12 pm) January 30 2018 Georgia/Florida Soybean & Small Grain Expo (Georgia National Fairgrounds) February 8 Area Corn & Soybean Update (Macon County Extension, 12 pm) February 14 Area Peanut Update (Houston County…

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  • Cotton Variety Selection

    Jeff Cook

    Choosing the right cotton variety for your farm is one of the most important decisions you will make in a growing season.  Our Cotton team and County Agents across south Georgia do a great job with on farm variety trials.  These trials give us the ability to look at multiple varieties in several different environments. …

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  • Something for a Rainy Day

    Jeff Cook

    With new regulations going into place for the 2018 growing season now might be a good time to make some adjustments on your pesticide sprayer.

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  • ‘Tis The Season

    Jeff Cook

    It is the holiday season and that means many things to all of us.  Hunting, Football, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Agricultural Production Updates.  You may not love sitting in meetings but if you have agricultural interests in middle Georgia these updates can help you improve on your current production practices and remain profitable.

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  • Feral Swine Workshops and Trapping Demonstrations

    Jeff Cook

    I don’t think they will actually have feral swine to trap, but this workshop should be good if wild hogs are a problem on your farm or property.

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  • Be on the Lookout for Soybean Rust

    Jeff Cook

    Hurricane Irma is going to make a mess and it will probably also spread soybean rust across our area.  As soon as the fields dry out we need to be looking for soybean rust in all of our group VII beans.  We are at the beginning of pod fill and have really good yield potential.…

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  • To Dig or Not to Dig

    Jeff Cook

    I hope that this is not even a question now that we have a better idea of where Irma is headed.  Even our earliest peanuts planted around April 17th would only be 145 days on the 15th of September.  Reports from  Agents in our area and south show the early planted crop is at least…

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  • Only You Can Prevent Weed Resistance

    Jeff Cook

    We don’t want to end up in the same situation we did about 13 years ago with the discovery of Glyphosate resistant palmer amaranth (pigweed).  With new herbicide technology and old we must be the ones to protect them.

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  • Do You Need Pesticide Credit Hours?

    Jeff Cook

    If you need pesticide re-certification hours join us for a webinar on the morning of May 17th in Butler GA.

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  • Cotton News Offers Timely information for Growers, Consultants and Agents

    Jeff Cook

    Check out what Stanley Culpepper, Extension Weed Scientist, has to say about the launch of the “new” auxin technology on Cotton and Soybeans. https://www.ugacotton.com

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