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It has been a busy couple of weeks. First the fair, then Expo, now we have the Tift County Fall Livestock Show this weekend. I think I’m going to go on vacation for the entire month of October next year, who is with me? Here’s where we are at. Peanuts: Looking pretty good so far.…
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I’ll be in Perry several days over the next two weeks for the Georgia National Fair Livestock Shows. Most of you know this but for those who don’t, I am in charge of the 4-H Livestock Programs for Tift County and the Fair is one of our largest livestock shows in the State. The other…
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Peanuts: So far the peanuts are still looking good. the first dug was a little dirty but now we’re starting to get away from that. The grades I’m hearing are pretty good, the mid to high 70s and some in the low 80s. No yield numbers yet but the estimates are looking average to plus.…
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Peanuts: Diggers are digging. A little bit of rain slowed things early in the week but has since backed off. The long-range forecast is showing it a little cooler at night and drier. We pushed several fields on into the 145-day range because of the weather but the samples looked really good and should carry…
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Peanuts: Diggers are starting to be seen more and more. The majority of the May peanuts have been tracking along the 140-143 day range. Again every circumstance is different. Diseased peanuts may have to be dug a little sooner to maximize the crop. Late leafspot has been a terror this week. I’ve seen several fields…
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I hope everyone had a good Labor Day. I missed the blog posting last week. Things got a little busy and I wasn’t able to get something written in time. I had my little scout with me again this past Monday. We were looking for white mold in peanuts and looking at some cotton. Della…
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A few of us took a trip Tuesday over to a place called Vidette which is just outside of Louisville to talk with Dr. Alton Walker about his cover crops. Alton has been using no-tillage and a variety of cover crop rotations for several years in order to build up his organic matter and nutrient…
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Finally got to see a little more sunshine this week and it looks like the plants responded. Fred dropped some water on us but not as much as initially anticipated, so that’s good. Daycare shut down because of Covid this week so I had a little helper checking fields with me. Della wanted to help…
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The Georgia Peanut Commission plans to host three Farm Bill Listening Sessions during the month of August across the peanut belt with one being here at the Tift County Extension Office. The listening sessions will help prepare for the 2023 Farm Bill. Georgia Peanut Commission Executive Director, Don Koehler says that “The commission wants to…
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We will start blasting peanuts on a rotating schedule on September 1st. The same rotation as last year will be used. We will blast peanuts from 8:30-12:00 at the following locations. We cut the time off at lunch so we can have the afternoon for field visits. One thing we’re going to do differently this…
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