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January 2023

  • Researchers at the University of Florida and the University of Georgia are studying producer opinions about agricultural best management practices related to water conservation in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida. This type of research is critical to ensure the future existence, sustainability, and economic viability of crops such as corn, peanut, and cotton in this…

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  • UGA Extension Brand Survey

    The UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has partnered with the Frankel Agency, an independent marketing firm, to conduct brand research to improve our visibility and digital marketing presence.  Frankel and CAES would like to hear from you to best understand your perceptions of both the CAES and UGA Extension brand. Your answers…

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  • Watermelon Production Meeting Speakers: Dr. Ted McAvoy – UGA Extension Vegetable Specialist and Dr. Bhabesh Dutta – UGA Extension Vegetable Disease Specialist When: January 30, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. Location: Turner County Extension Office Peanut Production Meeting Speakers: Dr. Bob Kemerait – UGA Plant Pathology Extension Specialist, Dr. Scott Monfort – UGA Extension Peanut Agronomist,…

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  • 2023 Georgia Ag Forecast

    “Registration is now open for the 2023 Georgia Ag Forecast, which will be held Jan. 27 at the University of Georgia Tifton Conference Center on the UGA Tifton campus. A live virtual option will also be available.” To register for this event, click on the following link. https://newswire.caes.uga.edu/story/10114/2023-ag-forecast.html

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  • The 2023 UGA crop enterprise budgets have been released and can be viewed on the following link. https://agecon.uga.edu/extension/budgets.html

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  • Georgia Organic Conference

    Georgia Organic Conference will be held February 16th – 18th at Georgia National Fairgrounds. If you are interested in attending you will be able to use the following link to register. https://www.georgiaorganics.org/conference

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  • December 24-28 was one of those freeze events that we knew would come. To some extent, every citrus variety has suffered from cold-damage due to this recent 5-night freeze event. The site of our citrus research plots in Valdosta reached a low of 16 degrees which is the lowest I have recorded since the trials…

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