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Georgia farmers enjoying improved peach crop

Last year’s summer peach crop was disastrous, but Georgia’s peach crop rebounded this summer following colder temperatures in ... Read more

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Rain stunts peanut crop, creates perfect conditions for vegetable diseases

TIFTON, Ga. — Two consecutive weeks of rainfall in Georgia stunted the growth ... Read more

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UGA Extension to host insect scouting schools in June

TIFTON — Two insect scouting schools, hosted by University of Georgia Cooperative Extension in June, will introduce new ... Read more

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UGA agriculture climatologist says expect dry weather when planting crops this spring

TIFTON — Georgia farmers should expect dry weather when they plant their crops this spring, but Pam Knox, University ... Read more

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UGA Extension researches dual-use system to boost Georgia’s wheat crop

TIFTON — Wheat prices are down, and wheat acreage in Georgia is dropping. To boost the state’s wheat industry ... Read more

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Conservation Innovation Grant funding UGA cover crop research

TIFTON — A $198,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-sponsored Conservation Innovation Grant will support ongoing University of Georgia ... Read more

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Peach farmers optimistic about 2018 after a disastrous 2017 crop

While Georgians themselves might be groaning about the cold weather, it’s beneficial for the state’s peach crop. These ... Read more

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Whiteflies top priority at county production meetings

TIFTON — University of Georgia entomologists advise farmers to kill crops capable of hosting whiteflies after the crop ... Read more

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Georgia pecan yields estimated between 90 million and 100 million pounds

ATLANTA — Hurricane Irma, downgraded to a tropical storm when it entered the state, damaged about 30 percent ... Read more

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FVSU student awarded Georgia Crop Production Alliance Scholarship

FORT VALLEY, GA. — The Georgia Crop Production Alliance (GCPA) awarded a Fort Valley State University student a $1,000 ... Read more