Scott Carlson
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Worth County Agents, Scott Carlson and Bryce Sutherland, were invited to teach about plants and agriculture at Worth County Primary School for Colonial Day (1st Grade) and Native American Day (2nd Grade). Assisting the agents were Worth County 4-H’ers, Megan and Taylor Isdell. Students learned about agriculture in Worth County and about parts of a…
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There are a few area and regional meetings that are coming up in the next couple of months. Please see the information listed (be aware of early registration deadlines). December 9, 2019 Team Agriculture Georgia (TAG) – Organic Row Crop Workshop – Monday, December 9, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the UGA…
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The annual Farmer Appreciation Banquet was held Thursday, November 21 at the Worth County Ag Pavilion. We are thankful to all of our Worth County farmers that impact our county and local community with their daily way of life. Mr. Wayne Burdette was named the Senior Farmer of the Year, Mr. Chris Burdette was the…
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Recent harvest conditions have been ideal for our peanut and cotton farmers. We have done maturity clinics and checked peanut fields for optimum digging and harvest timing of peanuts, and we have also looked at many cotton fields with growers to plan defoliation and harvest. Harvest activity is also steady in our vegetable fields at…
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Following is a weather update from our UGA Climatologist, as Dorian nears. There are many unknowns. We are very early in the harvest season, and hopefully we will not have major effects from the storm, but we will watch and wait. Weather Update: Pam Knox, Director, UGA Weather Network and Agricultural Climatologist Some pretty significant…
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Cotton/Peanut Research Field Day – September 4, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. (from Georgia Peanut & Cotton Commission press release) The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, will co-sponsor a joint research field day on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in Tifton, Georgia. The field day will…
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Worth County growers, we have many thing going on this week. CORN Corn harvest has been going strong. Rain events have slowed harvest in places, but corn is coming out of the field quickly in many parts of the county. PEANUTS We began peanut maturity clinics this week at the regular locations. Plan to bring…
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Here is a very timely article from the August edition of UGA Cotton Team Newsletter by Dr. Phillip Roberts. Scout and Use Thresholds (Roberts) “Producers in Georgia have the opportunity to fully utilize an integrated approach to pest management (IPM) utilizing a variety of control tactics rather than relying solely on one method of control…
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Peanuts are growing well in Worth County, but many fields are showing heat and drought stress. Many parts of the county received some rain yesterday, and hopefully there will be more in the near future. As we face hot temperatures and dry conditions, growers need to be scouting in peanut fields for insects and pests. …