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Carole Knight, Bulloch County Agent and UGA Forage Team member, shares this information on fertilizing and grazing winter annuals. We are still planting some forage for grazing here in Wilcox County, but we are getting close to our cutoff, especially for ryegrass. Fertilize Appropriately In Georgia, one of our advantages in the cattle industry is…
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We’re right in the middle of pecan harvest in what looks to be a pretty good year for our pecan crop. Southwest Georgia has had issues with Asian Ambrosia Beetles (AAB) the last few years, and some growers painted the bark of young trees in an effort to stop the beetle. Stressed trees five years…
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Wilcox County has so much land under forestry production. I enjoyed working with forestry in my previous county and keep my eye on the trees. As I’m driving paved roads, dirt roads and no roads in the county, this symptom of brown needles is almost every single stand and age class of trees. It looks…
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We have been looking at many ponds and aquatic issues this week and last. We’ve been talking about pond water samples and liming as well as weeds. In this pond, one weed species was a primrose – that if you see during the season, has a yellow flower. It can be mistaken for alligator weed which…
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The airplanes are flying and we’ve been looking at defoliation this week pretty strong. We’re getting done with peanuts in most fields. Most of our cotton has already naturally defoliated, but we have lots of juvenile growth. With our temperatures, we also need to keep our thiadiazuron (Dropp, Freefall, etc) in our programs to prevent regrowth.…
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Hey everyone, I am the new county agent for agriculture and natural resources in Wilcox County. My name is Andrew Sawyer, and I have been with UGA Extension for 6 years now. Coming from Thomas County, I have worked with many of the crops / forestry that we have in Wilcox County. As with all…
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