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Scott Carlson

  • Utilizing Precision Ag Technology Workshop

    Save the date: March 29, 2022 and March 31, 2022 Learn more about precision planting, precision soil mapping and soil sampling, sustainability, and economics and decision making.   The sessions are free and lunch is provided. Register online now!     Register for the Statesboro, Georgia event on March 29, 2022.  Register for the Albany, Georgia event on…

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  • Using Pesticides Wisely for Georgia 2022

    USING PESTICIDES WISELY for Georgia 2022 – Worth County All applicators driving the tractor/sprayer applying these herbicides (Engenia, Tavium, XtendiMax) must attend UPW during 2022 prior to using these products! Worth County Extension will offer UPW trainings at 11:00 a.m. on the following dates: Wednesday Friday March 16, 2022 March 18, 2022 – – –…

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  • (Dr. Bob Kemerait) Caution is the Better Part of Valor After several weeks of unseasonably warm and often dry weather, the rains and cold weather are back for the rest of the week. From a disease management standpoint growers should be careful about getting in too big a hurry to plant. The kind of weather we have…

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  • Georgia Grain News from Rome Ethredge

    Cold Coming Looks like we will have a few cold mornings that may affect our small grains and any corn that’s up. Hopefully the time it stays cold will be short and with warm soils we won’t be hurt much. And we aren’t in the most susceptible time frame in very much of our grain,…

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  • It is with great excitement that we invite you for the 2022 Tifton Beef Cattle Short Course! Our program this year will bring local and out-of-state experts to deliver the most relevant and up to date information on hot topics in beef cattle production during seminars and demonstrations. We will have great information on genomics in…

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  • Grains Update for this Week – 2/25/22

    Last week we had our Worth County Extension Corn/Soybean/Wheat Production meeting. Dr. Henry Sintim gave an update on Corn Fertility and Mr. Rome Ethredge shared timely information on Corn, Soybean, and Wheat production. Georgia Grain News – 2/21/22 (Rome Ethredge) Corn Planting Folks are getting planters ready and making sure everything is in working order.…

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  • USDA Farm Service Agency Webinar Series

    This series will begin on March 1 and be held every Tuesday in March at 6:00 p.m. It is a webinar series hosted by Fort Valley State University Extension and USDA Farm Service Agency. The intent of the series is to help bring awareness of USDA FSA programs to all farmers and ranchers. Growers are…

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  • Upcoming Meetings for Next Week

    Worth County Peanut Production Meeting The Worth County Extension Peanut Production meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 24, 2022. We look forward to getting the latest peanut information from Dr. Scott Monfort and Dr. Mark Abney. Remember that Pesticide Recertification credit hours and Certified Crop Advisor CEU credits will be available at…

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  • Grains Update – 01/21/22

    Following is some timely information from Rome Ethredge, retired County Agent/Interim Grains Agronomist. OATS “This week we are seeing grains growth slowdown due to cold temperatures. Oats, photo below, especially showing some effects of the cold as oats are more sensitive to cold temperatures, especially temperature swings.” We have gotten some calls about oats in…

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  • We are planning the Worth County Extension Educational Production meetings for 2022. Following are the meetings that are scheduled: January 24, 2022 – Worth County Extension Peanut Production meeting @ 6:00 p.m. (Speakers – Dr. Scott Monfort and Dr. Mark Abney) February 3, 2022 – Worth County Extension Row Crop Weed Mgmt. meeting @ 12:00…

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