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  • Dicamba Annoucements: Please Read

    I believe that Dr. Culpepper is going to send out a formal announcement to us soon about dicamba use in cotton, but, I haven’t received it yet and don’t want any of you to miss out on an important date. In-Short: New label on dicamba/2,4-D in cotton for 2019 Using Pesticides Wisely training is required on yearly…

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  • 2019 Turner County Production Meetings

    Please see schedule of Turner County Production Meetings: Turner County Peanut Production Meeting- Tuesday January 15, 2019. Lunch 12:00 Noon at Turner County Extension Office (Meeting Room) Turner County Cotton Production Meeting- Monday February 11, 2019. Supper 6:00 P.M. at Turner County Extension Office (Meeting Room) Turner County Watermelon Production Meeting- Thursday February 14, 2019. Lunch 12:00 Noon…

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  • Cattle and Forage Concerns

    As we welcome on the new year, I reflect to a year ago when I was glad to see the 2017 season disappear and start with 2018 because there was no way in my mind it could have gotten worse than 2017. Well, I guess I was wrong. To make matters worse we are now facing…

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  • Farm Bill Info and Important Meeting for Vegetable Producers

    Please see link to new changes in 2018 farm bill outlined by UGA ag economists. Also for watermelon producers that need to attend the PSA meeting this Friday, please see the PSA link to find the address to register online. Deadline is today. Farm Bill 2018 PSA

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  • ATTENTION ALL VEGETABLE PRODUCERS!!!! WATERMELON PRODUCERS MUST READ!!

    Any produce grower who grows, packs, harvests, and/or holds covered produce, makes over $25,000 in annual produce sales (on average, based on the past three years of sales), and does not qualify for a Produce Safety Rule exemption is required to attend the training that can be found at the link below under new federal…

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  • Variance in Hay Quality may Impact Management decisions for the Winter

    As most of the hay crop this year will be extremely variable in forage quality, management decisions for cattle over the winter should be well thought out. For information on supplemental feeding this winter, see the publication from UGA beef nutritionist, Jacob Segers. Strategies for Poor Quality Forage Management, UGA remember, the key to a…

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  • Get ahead of Italian Ryegrass in your Hayfield

    I had many phone calls this spring about the pest in the first picture, no not the cat, Italian ryegrass. As some of you were assessing your Bermudagrass hayfields in April, it was apparent that Italian ryegrass was present and in direct competition with the bermudagrass as it was breaking dormancy.  The second picture is a…

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  • Georgia Pesticide Waste Clean Day Event

    Many of you inquire about old pesticides sitting in barns and sheds. Don’t miss your opportunity to properly dispose of these items. The Georgia department of Agriculture will be holding a pesticide waste clean day at Spence Field (site of the Sunbelt Ag Expo) in November. You must pre-register for the event. To find out…

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  • Harvest and Storm Update from Bob Kemerait

    Like they say, “no rest for the weary.”  It looked like we were going to be able to get out of this with fairly dry weather and then here comes the potential for a tropical storm.  If the path of the storm continues, it should hit sometime late on Wednesday and affect us through Thursday…

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  • Hurricane Michael Update By Pam Knox

    Below is a post from the blog of UGA climatologist Pam Knox. Her blog is very useful and can be found at the following link: Pam Knox CASE Blog If you have not been paying attention to the tropics this week, now is the time to start. Tropical Storm Michael has formed in the Gulf…

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