Agronomics
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There has been a lot of harvesting of peanuts in Worth County this week. With this, we have been checking a lot of peanut maturity samples. Even with the heat speeding up cotton maturity, peanuts appear to be on schedule as normal. There are some dryland fields and different situations that have required peanuts to…
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On Tuesday, February 17 at 12:00 noon, Worth County Extension hosted the 2026 Corn & Soybean Production meeting for our growers. The program began with Mrs. Krista Knight, acting USDA FSA director, updating the growers on current Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs and dates. UGA Grains Agronomist, Dr. Nick Shay, updated attendees on the latest…
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The Worth County Extension hosted the 2026 Worth County Peanut Production meeting yesterday, January 29, at 6:00 p.m. Attendees were updated about Farm Service Agency (FSA) programs and dates by Mrs. Krista Knight, and then got the Georgia Peanut Commission Report from Ms. Maddie Frost. Following those updates, the UGA Peanut Team members presented the…
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Happy New Year to everyone! We are looking forward to seeing you at many of the upcoming Worth County Extension Production Meetings. See the flyer below for these meetings. Pesticide license recertification credits and Certified Crop Advisor CEU credits available. Remember to RSVP a week prior to the meeting to help us plan; contact the…
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There are quite a few meetings and events coming up in the month of January for producers. Wishing all a Blessed and Happy New Year in 2026! Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio, Texas – January 7-9, 2026 For more information, visit the following website: https://www.cotton.org/beltwide/registration. SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference in Savannah, Georgia…
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Following is the Peanut Pointers Update from the UGA Peanut Team members. If we can be of assistance at Worth County Extension, please let us know. University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Veteran, Disability Institution. If you need a reasonable accommodation or language access services, contact the Worth County Extension office at…
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Following is the newsletter from our UGA Cotton Team members with timely information for cotton producers. If we can be of assistance at Worth County Extension, please let us know. University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Veteran, Disability Institution. If you need a reasonable accommodation or language access services, contact the Worth…
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Following are some brief points to consider when planning for corn production. These are excerpts from the 2024 Georgia Corn Production Guide. The production guide is an excellence resource for all growers, and has especially good information for new corn growers. Refer to the production guide for the full information. Hybrid Selection – No single…
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REMINDER!! The Georgia Conservation Tillage Alliance Annual Meeting will be held on February 18th and 19th in Tifton at ABAC’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture (Agrirama). See the flyer for registration and lodging information, and for the slate of speakers. For more information contact (229) 314-0196 or email: smcalli1@uga.edu.
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The Georgia Conservation Tillage Alliance Annual Meeting will be held on February 18th and 19th in Tifton at ABAC’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture (Agrirama). See the flyer for registration and lodging information, and for the slate of speakers. For more information contact (229) 314-0196 or email: smcalli1@uga.edu. If we can be of assistance at Worth…
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Paraquat Training Webinars (online) Certified applicators must successfully complete an EPA-approved training program before mixing, loading, and/or applying paraquat, as required by the EPA’s Paraquat Dichloride Human Health Mitigation Decision. Training is required every 3 years. The training provides important information about paraquat’s toxicity, new label requirements and restrictions, and the consequences of misuse. If…