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  • Message from SE Area Pecan Agent, Andrew Sawyer Pecans generally are not fooled by temperature through the last frost. Sometimes, they will be fooled and break bud before Easter. Interestingly, pecan budbreak involves both cold and warm temperatures. It does not take much cold units for pecan as it does peaches. Pecan budbreak can occur…

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  • Hurricane Helene Block Grant Applications Open March 16th, 2026 | Georgia Department of Agriculture Hurricane Helene Block Grant Applications Open March 16th, 2026 ATLANTA, GA – Today, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J Harper announced that Georgia farmers, ranchers and foresters in eligible counties that have suffered losses in timber, infrastructure, poultry, beef cattle, dairy cattle, milk…

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  • Georgia State Specific Dicamba Training Topics discussed: Pesticide applicator safety, new dicamba label changes, required recordkeeping/ documentation when applying these herbicides, and fulfilling the new Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements, along with other valuable information. Mar 4th @ 9:00 am Decatur   Kirbo Center, 2500 East Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, GA 39819 Mar 4th @ 1:30 pm Colquitt…

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  • About this time of year, I get many walk-ins and phone calls about a weed that “just took off overnight, and it’s all over my yard.” If this weed is in clusters with pretty purple flowers coming out of the top then you have Henbit in your yard. Henbit is a sparsely hairy winter annual…

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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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