Agriculture
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Proper handling of livestock is essential to success in the beef cattle industry. The term “Stockmanship” is often used, but what exactly does it mean? Many have heard of Bud Williams, the “Bud Box”, and his low-stress method of working cattle. Please join us as we welcome Richard McConnell and Tina and Eunice Williams of Hand…
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Please join us Saturday, November 14th for the First Annual Brooks County 4-H Sporting Clay Tournament. This event will be held at Southwinds Sporting Clays Hwy. 84, Quitman. Tournament will begin at 1:30 pm and two High Over All (HOA) individual winners awarded – 18/under and adult class. Prizes include Yeti Cooler Package…
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Manure Demo Field Day Georgia Department of Agriculture and the University of Georgia are co-hosting a Manure Demo Field Day! During this field day, there will be a Live-Action Manure Spill Emergency Response Demonstration shown by Mr. Kevin Erb, University of Wisconsin Extension – Conservation Professional Training Coordinator, several agitation boat demos and application methods…
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Brooks County Cattlemen, Please encourage any of your sons, daughters, grandchildren to attend this excellent training!
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If you have not seen the news concerning the Clean Water Rule or Waters of the US Rule (WOTUS), the Judges in the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit put the Rule on hold or STAYED the Rule. The opinion of two of the three Judges was as follows: “Accordingly, on due review…
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MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE SE HAY CONTEST MOULTRIE, GA – Hay and baleage producers in the Southeast could earn major prizes in this year’s Southeastern Hay Contest at the Sunbelt Ag Expo. The 2015 SE Hay Contest is presented by Massey Ferguson. As a result of Massey Ferguson’s sponsorship and major support from sponsors for…
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CARROLLTON, GA – UGA Extension will host the Georgia Grazing School on September 15 – 16, 2015 at the Carroll Co. Agri-Center in Carrollton, GA. This two-day workshop will focus on soil fertility, forage crop establishment, plant growth, animal nutrient requirements, and management-intensive grazing. Training will take place in both classroom and field settings. Multiple…
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For those who aren’t subscribed to the Georgia Cattlemen’s Magazine, check out this great article by UGA Forage Extension Specialist Dr. Dennis Hancock covering the practice of stockpiling forage for Fall/Winter feeding Click here for the link to the full article Stockpiling Forage “In the South, we are blessed with a very long grazing season. With…
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I want to share results obtained from the Brooks County 2015 Corn Silage Variety trial. We planted this trial on March 25th and harvested 15 weeks later on July 10th. This year’s trial included 69 replications, 23 varieties replicated three times each. There were no significant differences in yield among planted varieties. The varieties are ranked according to…
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