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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…

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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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  • 2020 UGA Row Crop Budgets

    Attached is a link where you will find budgets for row crop, vegetables, forages, etc. There is also the 2020 Row Crop Comparison Tool, where growers can adjust the numbers to reflect their actual prices to help them best estimate their cost of production. These budgets are an estimate of costs for the upcoming year.…

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  • The Worth County Extension Office wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We hope you have a blessed holiday season. The office holiday schedule is listed below. (click Read More to see)

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  • Listed below is some information obtained from Dr. Prostko (UGA Weed Scientist) on Cadre (imazapic) carryover and oats.  Cadre is used on a large percentage of peanut acres in Georgia. “The official labeled rotation restriction for oats after an application of Cadre is 18 months!” ” Field research conducted in Georgia indicated that the rotation…

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  • Pine Weed Control

    There has been some questions on herbicide options for newly planted pine sites. I was asked about Longleaf pine, so listed below will be information base on this type. I will also attach some information on loblolly and slash.  This information was discussed with Dr. David Clabo (UGA Silviculture Specialist) There are a few good…

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