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Due to wintry weather, our Worth County Extension Cotton Production meeting was postponed this week. We have rescheduled the cotton meeting for February 7, 2025. Please see the updated flyer with our production meeting dates. If we can be of assistance at Worth County Extension, please let us know. University of Georgia is an Equal…
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If you watch social media for weather news, you will have noticed that another blast of very cold air is expected early next week starting on Sunday and lasting through Thursday. Many parts of the state will experience morning temperatures into the teens and some areas of the state may stay below freezing for a…
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Corn Short Course POSTPONED! Message from Dr. Nick Shay, UGA Grains Agronomist I hope that this email finds you well. If you are not aware, there have been some reports that inclement weather is heading our way. There is a good probability this wintery mix of snow and or ice will impact most regions of…
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The 2025 Georgia Peanut Farm Show is scheduled for Thursday, January 16, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, GA. The show opens at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. Peanut farmers and those involved in the peanut industry will be able to learn more about the latest products, services and peanut…
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There are many upcoming livestock educational seminars for beef cattle, forages, and other livestock – 1) Beef Cattle Winter Webinar Series, 2) Ask a Specialist, and 3) SW Georgia Master Cattleman Series. Below is information about the Beef Cattle Winter Webinar Series with the first webinar beginning on Monday, January 13, 2025. Scan the QR…
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The webinar from the Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture will be on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. This and future webinars cover interesting topics and also provide an opportunity to earn pesticide license recertification credits. See the details below. DATE: Thursday, January 16, 2025TIME: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. U.S. East Coast…
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Please see the flyer below with the meeting schedule for the 2025 grower production meetings and mark your calendar. We look forward to this time of year when growers and Extension personnel can share the latest, research-based information. Contact the Worth County Extension Office at 229-776-8216 to RSVP. If we can be of assistance at…
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There are quite a few conference and educational opportunities for growers this month. The Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference is January 9-11 in Savannah, Georgia. For more information or to register, go to: https://seregionalconference.org/ The Beltwide Cotton Conference is January 14-16 in New Orleans, Louisiana. For more information, go to: https://www.xcdsystem.com/beltwide/program/HCs30Tz/index.cfm The 2025 Georgia…
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Following is the UGA Extension weed control circular from Dr. Stanley Culpepper and Jenna Vance. It focuses on our two most troublesome weeds in wheat production. If we can be of assistance at Worth County Extension, please let us know.