Next week is the Hay Field Day at Sunbelt Ag Expo. It is scheduled for October 21, 2020 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Click here for registration and more information: Hay Field Day. Upcoming Grassmaster’s educational series – This program is a 7-week series focusing on forage production that gives…
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Following are two upcoming opportunities for forest landowners to get updates and training: The 2020 Virtual Forestry Update will be hosted by Sydni Barwick, Thomas County Extension Agent. It is scheduled on October 21, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. and it will be online/virtual. Those interested can click on the following…
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Peanut harvest is getting to be in full swing; diggers are digging, and pickers are picking. More cotton fields are being defoliated and harvest has started in cotton, also. The clear and sunny weather like yesterday and today can really brighten the spirit and make for good harvest conditions. Many…
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Everything slowed down this week with the weather that Hurricane Sally brought through our area. We have reports of rainfall from around 4.5 inches up to greater than 6 inches, so the ground is saturated and everything is wet. Maturity checks have continued in peanuts and cotton, and with some…
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The time is nearing for the end of the 2020 Census. You Farm, You Count. Don’t miss out on being counted. The following information and message is being shared from the Georgia Farm Bureau Facebook post on September 16, 2020. Click below to view the video message from the Governor….
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We have checked a few peanut fields in recent weeks for caterpillars. Some fields have met the treatment threshold, while others have not. The following update and video from Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist, has valuable information for peanut growers even now, as harvest is very near for some…
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This is a timely article and update from Dr. Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Specialist. Pecan growers can check out the UGA Pecan Extension blog for other articles and information specific to pecans. If we can help you at UGA Worth County Extension, just give us a call or stop by…
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Some rains this week are helping to finish out some of our peanut and cotton acres. We are still checking plenty of samples on the peanut hull scrape profile board. Mrs. Kristen Ford, our Worth County 4-H Agent, has helped with the peanut maturity clinics at our county locations and…
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With the current situation, many events have changed format. Please see the following article by Dr. Phillip Roberts about the Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day. Posted on August 27, 2020 by Phillip Roberts The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut…
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Harvest time is near. Peanut maturity clinics are underway. Some late-March planted peanuts showed ready, and have been dug and picked. Many of the peanuts were planted from mid-April and on. Most of them are showing true to the normal maturity on the peanut maturity board. It is always good…
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