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Tuesday – January 17, 2023 | 7:00 PM Colquitt County Ag Complex
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 12:00 PM | Colquitt County Ag Complex
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By Heather Kolich With an October freeze followed by a relatively balmy December capped with several consecutive days of subfreezing temperatures, Georgia weather has experienced a few unexpected weather events from autumn into winter. Temperatures at both ends of the spectrum can affect the development of fruit crops during the dormant season, including blueberries and peaches,…
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The 2022 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards will be given during the Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting lunch on July 26, 2023, at Georgia Southern University Nessmith-Lane Conference Center in Statesboro, GA. This will be the 18th year of this awards program to recognize producers and gins of high-quality cotton in Georgia. Producers are nominated by the gin…
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Upcoming Production Meetings in Colquitt County: All of the production meetings mentioned above will be held at the Colquitt County Extension office. If you have questions please call the office. Other meetings of interest.. January 17th – Georgia Corn Short Course – Tifton, GA• January 19th – GA Peanut Farm Show – Tifton, GA• January…
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Below are a few words from Dr. Lisa Baxter on the winter annual forage situation. The prolonged cold weather during the Christmas holiday has a lot of producers asking, “Are my winter annuals going to regrow?” Unfortunately, there isn’t a clear answer that we can offer to this question. Many cool season forages can handle…
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I hope everybody has seen the forecast for the next few days. Below is the forecast from the National Weather Service (12/21/22) for the Moultrie-Colquitt County area. Below are a few words from Lawton Stewart, UGA Beef Cattle Specialist, on the upcoming cold weather and beef cattle… We are expecting extreme cold conditions over the…
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Below are a few words from Jake Price, UGA Area Citrus Agent in regards of freeze protection of citrus. Dear citrus growers, The upcoming freeze events will be one of the biggest challenges faced so far by Georgia and northern Florida citrus growers. In past years we have experienced one or two nights of temperatures…
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