Nuisance Wildlife
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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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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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Worth County Extension hosted the Extension Cotton Production meeting last Friday, February 7th. Growers received the latest information on cotton varieties, deer damage to cotton (research), insect pest management, and an update from the GA Cotton Commission. We appreciate Dr. Camp Hand and Dr. Phillip Roberts from the UGA Cotton Team sharing cotton production information.…
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Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) updates their deer management plan every 5-6 years, and the time for them to update the deer management plan has arrived. As a part of this, they have developed an online survey to gather input (link below). It is rather long, but there are important parts to this survey…
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Corn Disease Update from Dr. Bob Kemerait Cotton and Peanut Issues In the last couple of weeks, we have made many field visits for cotton and peanuts in regards to plant stands. More seedling disease and seed rot, in some cases, have resulted from cooler temperatures and cool, damp soil conditions in the month of…