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Attached is a video demonstration on how to best plant pecan trees from Dr. Lenny Wells (UGA Pecan Specialist) and some key points to remember. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoY49JQwm2A&feature=youtu.be Key points to remember: 1-Prune lateral roots to 3-4″ 2-Prune the taproot to 2 ft in length. The taproot on the tree in the video had been cut…
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On January 22, 2020, the EPA released the following document: Glyphosate – Interim Registration Review Decision – Case Number 0178. A few excerpts that can be found in this document are as follows: “The agency used the most current science policies and risk assessment methodologies to prepare a risk assessment in support of the registration…
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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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To pecan growers and anyone interested, attached you will find the 2020 UGA Commercial Pecan Spray Guide made available to you. Please call us with any questions you may have or if we can offer assistance in any way. Here is the pdf: 2020 Pecan Spray Guide Here is also the website address. https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/pdf/B%20841_8.PDF …
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Cotton growers and other interested parties, make plans to attend next Wednesday, January 29, 2020. The GA Cotton Commission Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop will be held at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. Please register at the following link to help in planning for breaks and lunch: https://ugatiftonconference.caes.uga.edu/content/caes/news-events/calendar/event.html?eventid=1591&event=Georgia-Cotton-Commission-14th-Annual-Meeting See the full agenda…
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There has been some questions on inter-seeding alfalfa in bermudagrass. Attached is a link to the Southeast Cattle Advisor website for good references and a good article on what all factors you need to consider for this to be successfully done. This article was written by Dr. Jennifer Tucker (UGA Beef Nutrition and Forage Managment…
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For anyone interested, here is a comparison of Dual Magnum vs. Outlook on tropical spiderwort control in peanut from some past research of Dr. Prostko (UGA Weed Specialist) Outlook is the activated isomer of the herbicide formerly sold as Frontier (dimethenamid). If you are not very familiar with Outlook, it is in the same herbicide family…
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Worth County cattle, forage, or hay producers will be interested in an upcoming educational opportunity. The UGA GrassMasters educational series will begin on January 27 in Fitzgerald, GA. Participants will meet weekly for seven sessions that focus on forage production. Please see the details on the flyer below. To register, call the Ben Hill County…
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There has been a few questions on weed control in oats. In oats, there is not as many good options as there are with wheat. Oats can be more easily damaged. Before Christmas is the best timing to focus on weed control and we usually need to get weeds such as wild radish while it…