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  • Save these dates for the Upcoming 2026 Sumter County Ag Production Meetings: Corn and Small Grains                   Monday        January 12, 2026               12:00 PMPeanut Production Meeting        Thursday       January 22, 2026               6:00 PM Cotton Production Meeting        Tuesday         February 17, 2026             6:00 PMPecan Production Meeting          Thursday       February 19, 2026             12:00 PMRow Crop Weed Control              Monday        February 23, 2026             12:00 PM…

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  • Registration Link:https://uga.ungerboeck.com/prod/emc00/register.aspx?aat=6d7346484c6d2f2b73695741673653443956795266502f71734b6b4d666635364e73704b63424b4a452f733d

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  • Join us for a day of peanut and cotton research and field plots in Tifton. Below is information on location and time as well as the agenda for the day!

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  • Check out the Fall Armyworm Management article. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to your local extension agent.

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  • Cotton Jassid / Two Spotted Cotton Leafhopper in Georgia The cotton jassid, Amrasca biguttula,  (a.k.a. two spotted cotton leafhopper) has been found in multiple locations in southern Georgia and in South Carolina. This small green leafhopper has a wide host range including cotton and a variety of vegetables. The only damaging populations reported to date…

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  • According to Dr. Bob Kemerait, now is not the time to be “coasting” with your fungicide program. Conditions are perfect now for development of white mold in the peanut crop for several important reasons. What growers should be doing now. To look at a few fungicide program,s check out the UGA Peanut (Waffle House Menu)…

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  • Join us on August 13, 2025 for our annual Field Day, lunch will be provided.

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  • Southern corn rust has been confirmed in Jackson County, Florida, near the southwestern Georgia border. As of this morning (June 9th 2025), it has been CONFIRMED in the southwestern part of Seminole County, GA. That means that southern corn rust is here in GA. SW GA famers should be vigilant and be prepared to sprayed,…

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