By Clint Thompson The Sunbelt Ag Expo is just around the corner for farmers, industry leaders and agricultural enthusiasts looking to attend the Southeast’s premier farm show. It is scheduled for Oct. 20-22 in Moultrie, Georgia and will host visitors from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas and Virginia. The annual Farmer of the Year luncheon will be …
By Clint Thompson Two straight weekends of heavy rainfall across parts of Georgia has impacted the state’s cotton crop. Camp Hand, University of Georgia Extension cotton agronomist, and the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) advise growers that the increased moisture will negatively impact the quality of most of Georgia’s cotton crop. “Just the last two weeks have been kind of hard …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission and Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist, are advising the state’s cotton growers about harvests plans over the next couple of weeks amid increased rainfall. Hand cautions producers about trying to do work in a field that has been saturated with rain. “I’m a fairly impatient person myself. I’ve been …
By Elizabeth Sanders and Clint Thompson The short-term and long-term futures of Georgia’s peanut crop was discussed during this week’s Georgia Peanut Tour, held in Savannah, from Sept. 22-24. Attendees, which included farmers and industry leaders, learned about the crop’s production practices and its post-harvesting process before heading to the consumer. Scott Tubbs, University of Georgia Cropping Systems Agronomist, talked …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Cotton Council (NCC) and Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) applauded the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry last week for advancing the Agricultural Act of 2026 and urge Congress to maintain momentum toward final passage of a full, five-year farm bill this year. “We appreciate Chairman (John) Boozman and the Senate Agriculture Committee for moving this …
By Clint Thompson Georgia peanut harvests will soon take place across Georgia. Then they will stop; and then start up again. A lull during harvest time is expected this year because of the weather conditions that growers experienced last spring, according to Scott Monfort, University of Georgia Extension peanut agronomist “We planted one-third of this crop from April to May, …
By Clint Thompson Deer continue to impact South Georgia’s cotton crop. It’s led to University of Georgia research studying the impact of repellents in deterring deer. Camp Hand, UGA Extension cotton agronomist, talked about the research at the UGA Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day. “We’ve done the research on farm to document what is being lost. What we’re moving …
By Clint Thompson The University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day provided UGA Extension cotton entomologist Phillip Roberts another chance to update attendees about the cotton jassid. The jassid had a significant impact on Georgia cotton in 2025, but its impact has been minimal so far this year. That could be changing, however, says Roberts. “The main …
ATLANTA, GA – Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J Harper recently announced the first confirmed detection of pasture mealybug (Heliococcus summervillei) in Georgia. The detection was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Aug. 5, in Decatur County, Georgia. Pasture mealybug is an invasive insect that primarily affects annual and perennial warm-season grasses and poses a significant threat to …
By Clint Thompson The University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day was held on Wednesday and exposed growers and industry leaders to research being conducted on the UGA Tifton Campus. Specialists talked about various research topics, ranging from crop breeding to pest and disease management to cover crops’ importance. The Georgia Cotton Commission and Georgia Peanut Commission …
