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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.
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The 2025 GA Master Cattleman Series is coming to Southwest Georgia, beginning on January 21, 2025. Cattle producers may attend this training series in person in Americus, Georgia, or participate online through Zoom. See the flyer below for training dates and registration information.
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Southern Corn Rust and Soybean Rust confirmed This week has brought us the confirmation of plant diseases in corn and soybeans. Southern Corn Rust (SCR) was confirmed in Decatur County on June 4th and in Mitchell County on June 6th. Soybean rust was confirmed on June 5th in Telfair County and in Tift County on…
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It’s go time! Many of our growers are busy planting to finish getting the cotton and peanut crops in the ground. With all of the recent rains, field activities have been delayed. Below is a map from NOAA, which shows the last 30 days of rainfall for Worth County. We have had from 5 to…
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Rainfall has covered the county in the last 7 days, and the soil is wet. Many growers have been busy planting cotton and peanuts, even up until the rain came yesterday. The corn crop is really growing at this time, and melons, beans and other vegetables are coming along, also. Below is the observed precipitation…