Scott Carlson
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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 to see us. Sep 17,…
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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 at the Extension Office. She…
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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 Teams, will co-sponsor a virtual…
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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 to check maturity for individual…
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We have started the peanut maturity clinics this week. These are held at locations in the county on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday (for clinic information and details click HERE). In peanuts, white mold seems to be present in most fields at this time, even those with a good, strong fungicide program. Continue to protect the…
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Quite a bit happening all across Worth County this week. Scattered showers are a blessing wherever we are getting them. Corn harvest is going strong. Many of our earlier planted peanuts and cotton are nearing maturity; we are looking forward to our peanut maturity clinics starting next week, and checking cotton as we near defoliation…
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As we are nearing harvest time with peanuts, Worth County Extension will be holding peanut maturity clinics. Please see the information below for the schedule and locations. There will be precautions in place for the safety of all participants attending the clinics, and to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (Please note a couple of date…
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The Southeastern Hay Contest is still taking place this year. Entry samples must be received by September 1, 2020. Information on the rules of the contest and categories can be found at www.sehaycontest.com. Worth County has been well represented in past years of the contest. Another opportunity for cattle producers is the Georgia Heifer Evaluation…
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PEANUT update – White mold has really been showing up in many fields this week, even those with some excellent spray programs. Conditions are ideal. It will be important to stay on a good and timely fungicide schedule. Insects recently observed are lesser cornstalk borer, three-cornered alfalfa hoppers, soybean loopers, and velvetbean caterpillars (VBC). Some…
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We are still dry in the county, but so thankful for some of the recent scattered rain showers that have passed through. Hoping for more rain to come at this time throughout the county. Corn harvest has just begun. Much of the corn in Worth County is at or near maturity, and plants are drying…