Cotton
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A state Section 24(c) Special Local Need Label has been approved by the U.S. EPA and Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) allowing directed and hooded applications for Engenia, FeXapan, and XtendiMax. Label Information: 1. Applicators must have attended (and registered) a 2019 Using Pesticide Wisely training and must be a certified applicator. 2. Each applicator…
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Worth County Extension hosted one of the Using Pesticides Wisely (UPW) trainings in Sylvester today. Growers and applicators attended the training, which began at 9:00 a.m. This is a mandatory training for growers and applicators that plan to use the in-crop dicamba products that are labeled on approved crops. Speakers on the program were: Dr.…
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We are wrapping up the production meeting season for Worth County as we enter the time for corn planting to get started. On Monday, March 2, 2026, the Worth County Extension Office hosted the Row Crop Disease Management Meeting at 5:00 p.m. Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Extension Plant Pathologist, shared the latest disease updates and…
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The Using Pesticides Wisely Trainings have been scheduled for 2026. There are 18 trainings in various locations in Georgia. It is required training for growers that plan to use the products listed below on approved crops. The training date in Worth County is Friday, March 6 at 9:00 a.m. at the Worth County Ag Pavilion.…
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Worth County Hog Show and Sale—Saturday, February 28, 2026Show @ 3:00 p.m., Buyers Dinner @ 5:00 p.m., and Sale @ 6:00 p.m.Come out and support our youth livestock projects in FFA and 4-H! Extension Production Meetings – Monday, March 2Row Crop Disease Management Meeting @ 5:00 p.m.Speaker: Dr. Bob KemeraitCotton Production Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.Speakers:…
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We had a great start to our winter production meetings this morning! Dr. Eric Prostko and Dr. Stanley Culpepper, UGA Extension Weed Scientists, shared with attendees about weed management programs in peanuts, corn, soybeans, and cotton for the 2026 season. There was also an update on challenges to pest management and the latest product registration…
Posted in: Agriculture, Corn, Cotton, Meetings, Peanuts, Pesticides, Regulatory, Soybean, Weed Science -
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…
Posted in: Agronomics, Corn, Cotton, Entomology, Irrigation, Meetings, Peanuts, Soybean, Vegetable Production, Watermelon, Weed Science -
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…
Posted in: Agronomics, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Economics, Livestock, Meetings, Peanuts, Soybean, Weed Science -
Please see the newsletter below for the latest information on Cotton Jassid, Worth County Cattlemen’s Association, and late-season irrigation for cotton and peanuts. If we can be of assistance at Worth County Extension, please let us know. University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity Institution. If you need reasonable accommodation or language access services, contact…
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Take a look at the latest UGA Cotton Newsletter from the UGA Cotton Team. As always, please contact your local county agent for more information. 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…
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There are a couple of events that may be of interest to growers and ag-related businesses next week. 2025 Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting – July 23 The Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting in Statesboro, GA next Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The meeting will be held at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. with the welcome and program beginning at…