In this Issue – Cotton Defoliation, Small Grains, Asian Longhorned Tick (new pest) Cotton Defoliation Considerations Dr. Camp Hand, our UGA Cotton Agronomist, has updated us on some current considerations for defoliation. With temperatures mostly ranging from the 70’s to the low 50’s, growers that are using a standard 3-way…
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National Farmers Day and Georgia Peanut Festival Peanuts are a big part of Worth County’s agriculture and an important commodity in our state. Worth County is known for its peanut production and impact on the economy, but we would not have this recognition if it weren’t for our farmers. This…
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Harvest season is here! Corn, soybean, peanut, and cotton harvest time, and pecans will be following soon. This week dust is flying as peanuts are being dug and harvested in the county. Pictured below are some things you might be seeing in the next few weeks. This week we harvested…
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Georgia National Fair (Perry, GA) – October 7-17, 2021 – There will be many events and activities going on at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. Youth livestock shows will be taking place each weekend of the fair. Also 4-H and FFA exhibits and mini-booths are on display. If planning…
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Fall is here and we have had some cooler nights, but good sunshine the last couple of days. Diggers are back in the field in some places and some peanut picking has resumed. Many have been attending the Extension peanut maturity clinics at our locations in the county (Tuesday, Wednesday,…
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Peanuts Worth County Extension has been hosting peanut maturity clinics at locations in the county and also at the Extension Office since late August. Quite a few fields are nearing maturity at this time and digging/inverting has begun in some fields. Many of the samples we have checked are showing…
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We have seen some issues in peanut and cotton growth due to wet soil conditions this season. Most peanut fields have very good growth except in wetter areas. Cotton on the other hand has had more issues and stresses. We have good looking cotton fields, and those that appear to…
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DATES AND EVENTS Sunbelt Expo Field Day – (news from the Sunbelt Ag Expo) It is with much disappointment that the 2021 Field Day scheduled as an in-person event for August 12 has been changed to a VIRTUAL ONLY experience. While we have given every effort to host the event…
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CROP UPDATE Earlier planted corn is mature and harvest has begun this week in the county. Hope our growers have a good harvest season as we get into it. It is still wet across much of the county, but field activity is hopping in fields that growers can run equipment….
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Crop Disease Update – Notes from Dr. Bob Kemerait Soybean rust has been confirmed in sentinel plots in Tift County and Toombs County. Soybean growers with good yield potential should strongly consider spraying a fungicide if the soybeans are between R3 (early pod stage) and R6 (full seed stage). Conditions…
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