Scott Carlson
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Worth County corn producers save the date for next week’s Georgia Corn Short Course on Tuesday, December 14th at the Tifton Campus Conference Center. Below is the agenda for the meeting. If you have questions, or if we can be of assistance to you at Worth County Extension, please let us know.
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Now is the time that many growers are finishing up harvest and planning for next year. The UGA Crop Comparison Tool has been a great tool to use in planning for crop production scenarios for growers. Each year there are questions and decisions to make for the upcoming growing season. Many of our Extension specialists…
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Following is the latest information on weed control in wheat, UGA Programs for Controlling Ryegrass and Wild Radish in 2021/2022 Wheat. There are good programs to consider in your weed management. For other questions, please contact your local County Extension Office.
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2021 Farmer’s Appreciation Dinner We look forward to this event each year. It is a time to recognize and appreciate our Worth County Farmers. The event is Thursday, November 18, 2021. All Worth County farmers should have received an invitation in the mail – please respond to the Sylvester Worth County Chamber of Commerce regarding…
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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 mixture may need to adjust…
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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 week, National Farmers Day was…
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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 a couple of peanut trials…
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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 to attend the Georgia National…
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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, and Friday mornings), and we…
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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 normal maturity, but a few…