It’s been hot and dry but we finally got some rain last night, Thank God! Now its time to get my ground ready for winter grazing but I got to hurry. Here are some updates on cattle. I’ve been meaning to get this out but I’ve been tied up the…
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Its been a busy week catching up on work and school work from being at the fair last week. My livestock judging team is in the Peach State Judging contest Saturday so wish the kids good luck. Also, a big shout out to Hayden Phillips, Jay & Leigh Phillips’s daughter,…
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Here is a good opportunity for pesticide credits if you are needing some. This program will be held in Tifton on October 29th at Southern Regional Tech. Check out the flyer. Agenda & Reg Form 10.29.19
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Short post this week. I’ve been busy getting stuff ready for the Georgia National Fair. Our 4-H kids will be showing their livestock projects in Perry over the next two weeks. If you go to the fair swing by the beef, sheep, goat or swine barns and look for us….
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The theme of hot and dry for this year continues. No rain is in sight. The Dawgs are off this weekend. Peanuts: I know you have to plan ahead and around other crops but I think we’ve been pulling the trigger a little too soon on some fields. Grades have dropped…
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It’s been a busy week. Peanuts are in full swing. Cotton is cranking up. Livestock show season is here. 4-H judging teams are starting practice for the fall and winter run. It was actually cool when I walked out of the house this morning and I don’t think I started…
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Dr. Lenny Wells has some good information on leaf scorch and water usage for pecans right now. Some of the questions we have been getting about leaf scorch has turned out to be anthracnose. Dr. Wells has some good pictures on his blog to show the difference. Natural senescence has…
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Peanuts: Peanuts have been moving a little closer to the 140-day range. Several are getting dug around the county now. I have only heard of a few grades but they were pretty good, the lower to middle 70s. Be sure to check dry corners of irrigated fields for signs of lesser…
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Well, we missed the destruction of Hurricane Dorian and the Bulldawgs won so it was a pretty decent week. While I enjoy the holiday (Labor Day) it really does seem to mess the week up. Peanuts: Maturity check still going on. Mondays at Tift Peanut Plant 2, Wednesdays at Omega…
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Peanuts: We started checking maturity this week. Early planted April peanuts seemed to be right on target for O6s (140-144 days). Late April planted peanuts seemed a little ahead (134-137 days). The peanuts below were planted in early April and were currently 134 days old. In 10 days those yellow…
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