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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Georgia”
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 26, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. This report will not be published next week due to market reporters attending training.Market coverage will resume 8/7/2024 AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended …
By Clint Thompson The lingering dry spell felt this summer has exacerbated the fall armyworm damage being observed in hay fields. Lisa Baxter, University of Georgia State Forage Extension Specialist, discussed the damage farmers are experiencing, not just in Georgia, but across the Southeast. “Fall armyworms can completely decimate a field overnight. Unfortunately, the better quality forage you have and …
By Clint Thompson Weather conditions have been conducive for disease buildup in Georgia peanuts, one disease in particular; white mold. Bob Kemerait, University of Georgia Extension plant pathologist, discussed his concerns with white mold at last week’s Southern Peanut Growers Conference in Savannah, Georgia. “What concerns me most as an Extension specialist in Georgia and working with diseases on peanuts …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 19, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- July 19, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 11,571 head compared to 12,970 last week and 12,814 last …
The National FFA Organization has announced the 16 finalists for its 2024 top achievement awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience. The American Star Awards represent the best of the best among thousands of American FFA Degree recipients. The award recognizes FFA members who have developed outstanding agricultural skills and …
The Sunbelt Ag Expo has been showcasing their field research in a new format the past few days. The two-week long 2024 Field Research Days will run until Wednesday, July 24th. Farmers can stop by at their convenience during this period to take the self-guided driving tour of the Darrell Williams Research Farm on the Expo show site at Spence Field in Moultrie, Ga. …
The Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia (UGA) Extension Cotton Team advise growers about aphid management this time of year. Phillip Roberts, UGA Extension entomologist, provided a pest patrol update and said initial reports of the aphid fungus were observed last week. The reports were limited to spots of fields, located southwest of Tifton, where some fungus, or gray, …
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia, in collaboration with McIntosh S.E.E.D. (Sustainable Environment and Economic Development), invites landowners to the Southeast Region Farmers and Landowners Conservation and Outreach Conference. The free indoor/outdoor event will be held September 19, 2024 in Brunswick, Georgia. Discussions about renewing forestry and agriculture with climate smart and sustainable conservation will take place. Some of the topics and …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 12, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended July 12, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 12,970 head compared to N/S last week and 12,966 last …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission and University of Georgia Extension Cotton Team remind growers about the importance of using plant growth regulators (PGRs). The state’s cotton crop has benefited from recent rains which has spurred growth in the plants. It means the time has come for PGR consideration, says Camp Hand, UGA Extension cotton agronomist. “Plant growth regulators …
