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Variety Trials

  •   The Brooks County Extension Cotton Marketing Meeting was held on January 19th, 2016, with Dr. Don Shurley.  I wanted to share the educational information that I distributed and discussed at this meeting.  I am providing links to the 2016 Row Crop Cost Comparison Budget (includes cotton, corn, peanuts, & soybeans), cotton budgets, and Tifton…

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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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  •               The Brooks County Extension office is currently conducting and/or participating in several research plots.  I appreciate the Brooks County producers who are cooperating with our office and allowing this applied research work to be conducted on their farms.  I am grateful for the support and participation in our…

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  • The Brooks County Extension Cotton/Soybean Production Update meeting was held on February 10, 2015.  I wanted to share the educational material that I distributed at this meeting.  To access the following information, click on the provided links.  Please call me if you would like a copy of 2015 Cotton Production handbook.  Also, we are still…

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  •   The Brooks County Extension Peanut Production Update meeting was held on January 26, 2015.  I wanted to share the educational material that I distributed at this meeting.  To access the following information, click on the provided links.  Please call me if you would like a hard copy of the 2015 Peanut Production guide, I…

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  • 2015 Corn Update

    The Brooks County Extension Corn Production meeting was held on December 4, 2014.  I wanted to share the educational material that I distributed at this producer meeting.  To access the following information, click on provided links.  Please call me if you have any questions or if you would like a hard copy of the 2015…

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  • I want to share with you the results of the Brooks County 2014 Cotton Variety Performance Trial.  This cotton variety performance test consisted of 36 replications, 12 varieties replicated 3 times each.  We planted this trial on May 7, 2014 and harvested on October 13, 2014.  Brooks County Extension participated in this trial, to contribute…

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  • Great post from Nick McGhee Terrell County Agent. The University of Georgia publishes yield data and disease ratings every year from their variety trials.  One of the commodity groups that our researchers look at is the small grain crops including wheat, oats, rye, barley, and triticale.  Even though most growers are in the middle of harvest…

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  • I want to share results obtained from the Brooks County 2014 Corn Silage Variety trial.  We planted this trial on May 6th and harvested 13 weeks later on August 7th.  This year’s trial included 75 replications, 25 varieties replicated three times each. The varieties are ranked according to two different parameters, pounds of milk/acre and…

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  • I wanted to make you aware of various research plots and insect monitoring the the Brooks County Extension office is conducting and/or participating in.  I hope the work and eventual results from these tests will provide information that is useful and applicable to Brooks County producers.  The final results obtained from the variety, performance, and…

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