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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.

  • June Disease/Insect Update

    Jeff Cook

    Reports from around the state and close to home have plant bugs eating up cotton, stink bugs in cotton and corn, southern corn rust and sugarcane aphids. So far I have seen none of this except for a few stink bugs.  At the stage of growth most of our corn is you would need to…

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  • Wheat Disease Update

    Jeff Cook

    Because I know all of you want to spend a little more money on this wheat crop!

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  • Pecan Production for Beginners

    Jeff Cook

    UGA Cooperative Extension will host a workshop for those new to the Pecan industry.  the workshop will be held Monday, April 11th beginning at 9 a.m. in the old auditorium at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. The meeting will last until 4 p.m.  For more information on this meeting and other Cooperative Extension events you can go…

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  • Classroom Training for Applying New Herbicide Technology

    Jeff Cook

    2016 University of Georgia and Georgia Department of Agriculture Required Classroom Trainings for Applying Auxin Herbicides in Auxin-Tolerant Technologies Cotton and soybean varieties with tolerance to auxin herbicides (2,4-D or dicamba) are nearing commercialization. Prior to making applications of dicamba to dicamba-tolerant cotton/soybean or 2,4-D to 2,4-D-tolerant cotton/soybeans in Georgia, growers will be required to…

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  • Production Meetings for Peach and Taylor County Growers

    Jeff Cook

    We had a little bit of confusion on dates trying to coordinate between multiple counties, but the dates and times below are correct. Really they are open to anyone that wants to go, but there may be meetings that are more convenient to your location.  Check with your county Agent. Peach Production -10AM, Feb 2…

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  • To be a Farmer you Must Have a Sense of Humor

    Jeff Cook

    Duck decoys enticing some geese to a flooded wheat field.

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  • Helpful Short Term Forecasting

    Jeff Cook

    If you need to know what the immediate weather is going to be this is a good place to start.  NOAA – Graphical Forecast.  

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  • Nematode Sampling in Agronomic Crops

    Jeff Cook

    Knowing what, if any, nematodes are present in your fields will help determine what treatment options are best for your farm.

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  • Cooler Weather is Important for Cotton Defoliation Options

    Jeff Cook

    Many growers have been waiting on the upper bolls to hopefully maximize yields.

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  • Soil Maps for Any Location

    Jeff Cook

    We often get questions about soil types and productivity for certain types of soils.There is a very useful tool that is available from The Natural Resource Conservation Service.

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