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Tift County Extension Producer Updates

January 2021

  • Wild Winter Weather

    La Nina is still in place and should be on until the Spring. We know the La Nina calls for warmer and drier during winters in the South. Well, it’s kind of been the opposite, hasn’t it? Our annual January temperature is down a degree and our annual January precipitation is above average by 3.5…

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  • 2021 Peanut Rx

     Here are the 2021 Peanut Rx Cards. If you would like a printed copy call me and I will make sure you get one.

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  • Ag Forecast 2021

    I’d like to invite you to attend the 2021 Georgia Ag Forecast presented by faculty in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development. Keynote topics include agritourism in the state and COVID-19’s impact on agriculture. Date: Friday, Jan. 29Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Following the keynote presentations, there will be four…

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  • COVID Impact Survey

    Please take a few minutes (5-10) and take the COVID Impact Survey. We are trying to get an idea of the COVID economic impact on farming operations. The results of the survey will be shared at the 2021 Ag Forecast Virtual Meeting on January 29th. This survey is very important because the data will be…

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  • Pecan Production Meetings

    This is the link that you need to sign up for the Pecan Production Meetings. You will need to choose a meeting time through this link. A link will be sent to your email address the day before the meeting. Here are the steps to choose a meeting time.

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  • Cotton Production Meetings

      This is the link that you need to sign up for the Cotton Production Meetings. You will need to choose a meeting time through this link. A link will be sent to your email address the day before the meeting. Here are the steps to choose a meeting time.

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  • 2021 Clean Day

    Finally, we are having another clean day. This one will be on Thursday, February 10th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in Mitchell County. Here is the registration link, https://www.agr.georgia.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/ag_plantindustry/pesticides/files/Mitchell-County-Clean-Day-2021-pre-registration-form.pdf

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  • Peanut Production Meetings

      This is the link that you need to sign up for the Peanut Production Meetings. You will need to choose a meeting time through this link. A link will be sent to your email address the day before the meeting. Here are the steps to choose a meeting time.

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  • Corn & Soybean Production Meetings

    This is the link that you need to sign up for the Corn & Soybean Meetings. You will need to choose a meeting time through this link. A link will be sent to your email address the day before the meeting. Here are the steps to choose a meeting time.

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  • Potassium Deficiency in Cotton

    No matter how timely you are with scouting and spraying your cotton, if your N, P, and K aren’t right then you cant maximize the potential of the plant. We all know this but what we cant figure out is why we’ve been having Potassium problems here recently. We had a good bit of rain…

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