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By Bob Westerfield for CAES News You may still be scraping frost off your windshield in the early morning this time of the year, but it is not too early to begin planning your spring vegetable garden. Completing a few essential steps will ensure that you will have success in your garden when warmer spring temperatures arrive. Choose…
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By Pam Knox for CAES News Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center released its latest three-month climate outlook for the United States. What does this mean for conditions in the Southeast in the coming growing season? The Climate Prediction Center outlook shows a continuation of the current La Niña pattern of warmer and drier conditions across…
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Colquitt County Peanut Update – Thursday, March 3,2022Colquitt County Ag Complex – 12:00 PM – 2:00 PMGuest Speakers – Mark Abney, Bob Kemerait & Scott MonfortCCA, CEU & Pesticide Credits offeredPlease RSVP – 229-616-7455RSVP
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By Emily Cabrera for CAES News The muddy waters of what is considered “sustainable” are clearing up with the implementation of a new calculator that gives agricultural producers a reliable method to quantify a farm’s sustainability. As consumers become more inclined to purchase products that are marketed as “sustainable,” there is growing pressure on the agricultural industry for…
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By Emily Cabrera for CAES News With the onset of warmer, longer days, an array of pink blooms from peach, cherry and plum trees break forth — the first signs of spring. And while most of us enjoy this seasonal shift, fruit tree growers prepare their orchards for the relentless, annual migration of insect pests. Of these spring…
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The Colquitt County Cattleman’s meeting is next Tuesday night at the Colquitt County Extension office. The program starts at 7 pm. Great program called Practical Cow Management Strategies. The speakers are Max Runge and Ken Kelley from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. They will deliver the message by zoom. If you are interested in attending…
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The 2022 Colquitt County Pecan Production meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. The meeting will start at noon and be held at the Colquitt County Extension office. Dr. Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Specialist, Andrew Sawyer, SE Georgia Pecan Agent and Jason Brock, UGA Plant Pathology, will be the key note speakers. If…
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What about the UGA On Farm Cotton Variety Trials? Here’s where you can find out more about the UGA On Farm Cotton Variety Trials. . Dr. Camp Hand has summarized yield data for nine cotton varieties that were planted in the UGA On Farm variety trials in both 2020 and 2021. If you have questions please…
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An estimated 70 percent of Georgia’s cotton fields are infested with at least one species of potentially damaging plant-parasitic nematodes. In a statewide survey of cotton fields (nearly 1800 samples were collected) approximately 69 percent of the fields were infested with root-knot nematodes and 5 percent were infested with reniform nematodes. An effective tactic to…
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Below is an article about the Financial Impacts of Higher Fertilizer prices by Steven Klose, Professor and Extension Farm Management at Texas A&M Agrilife Extension and J. Marc Raulston, Associate Director, Agriculture and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M. This information was posted on the Southern Ag Today website. Last week we looked at the…
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