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  • Crop Comparison Tool

    Annually Amanda Smith, Extension Economist, puts together a crop comparison tool.  This tool can be used by farmers to help make planting decision for the upcoming growing season.

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  • It is time for us to start our winter production meetings and we have a few changes this year.  First we will be having at least one breakfast meeting and most of our gatherings will be held at the Houston County Extension Office. Cotton is 8:00 a.m. on the 13th of January, please call us…

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  • Dusting In Wheat

    Dusting in Wheat Let me start by saying that I would not do try it. I Actually already did and it died! Middle Georgia is under the worst drought conditions that many have ever seen. This would say that this is coming at a bad time, but it has been here for quite some time. This…

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  • Great Harvest Weather

    I think that most of us can say that we have never seen it this dry

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  • Irrigated peanuts look good but dryland peanuts need a rain so that we can put them out of their misery!

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  • Storm Preparation

    All Eyes on the Tropics……..How dramatic did that sound?

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  • Nematodes are yield robbing pests of all major crops in Georgia.  Take samples now to determine if these unseen pest are causing problems in our fields and determine how to best get them under control. we can begin to determine the appropriate course of action to reduce their numbers and increase

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  • There are new regulations and procedures for private pesticide applicators in Georgia coming soon.

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

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