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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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Georgia has launched a program to educate growers, homeowners, and bee keepers alike about protecting our very important pollinators. Just in the case you are not aware; there has been national outcry in regards to our declining bee populations. Many factors contribute to this trend with agricultural pesticides playing their part but by far are…
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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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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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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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agroclimate.org – long term forecasts and other tools for farmers and ranchers
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Only one partially sunny day since September 21st and between 3 and 5 inches of rain have put a hurting on our cotton crop. Boll rot is fairly prevalent across the area and we are now seeing seeds sprouting in open bolls. At this stage there is really nothing that we can do except hope…
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