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  • Upcoming Meetings next week

    The Worth County Row Crop Irrigation Meeting will be next Wednesday, February 5, at 12:00 noon.  We are looking forward to hearing from Dr. Wes Porter.  Please call the Worth County Extension office if you plan to attend. There will also be a Prayer Breakfast for the 2020 Crop.  It will be at Northside Baptist…

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  • Worth County growers, mark you calendars for the upcoming Extension production meetings.  Please see the flyer below for times and dates.  If you plan to attend, call the Extension Office at 776-8216 and let us know so that we can better prepare for the meeting.  And remember that pesticide credits and CCA credits will be…

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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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  • Come learn more about the following topics and get answers to your questions! 1. WHIP+ Disaster Assistance.  The USDA has started signup for the disaster assistance program in response to Hurricane Michael in 2018.  Come learn about program specifics for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) and how this program interacts with crop…

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  • Crop Update for the Week

    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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  • Attached below is our scheduled days and times of our peanut maturity clinics with the locations. Peanut Clinic Schedule 2019

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  • Worth County cotton producers can plan to attend the cotton defoliation meeting on Thursday, August 22, 2019.  See the details below.

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  • The Farmer’s and Agri-businessmen’s Prayer Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Northside Baptist Church in Sylvester, Georgia. Breakfast will begin at 6:00 a.m. and prayer for the 2019 crop year will be at 6:30 a.m. Come and join in the fellowship and time together. 2019 Farmer’s and Agribusinessmen’s Prayer Breakfast flyer…

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  • Please see below for details on date, time, and location for a final UPW Training.  The link below will take you to where you can view who has completed the UPW training. Just scroll to the bottom and click on the specific date/location of UPW training to see the list.  https://agr.georgia.gov/24c.aspx  

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