Irwin County Extension 107 West Fourth Street Ocilla, Georgia 31774-1401

Office Phone: (229) 468-7409 E-mail: pedwards@uga.edu

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IRWIN COUNTY EXTENSION AGRICULTURE NEWS - Vol. 5 Mon. Jan. 29, 2018

Phillip Edwards Irwin County Extension Coordinator

In This Issue: Meetings and Conferences, GA Forage and Grassland Council Meeting, Farmers Tax Guides, Seeking Peanut Farmer Input, Auxin Training Requirements – Georgia 2018, Palmer Amaranth Control in Cotton 2018, 2,4-D/Dicamba Sensitivity, Peanut/Corn/Soybean Weed Control, Georgia Peanut Achievement Club, One on One Trainings

Meetings and Conferences Please call our office at (229) 468-7409 if you will attend any of our meetings in BOLD print, also a meal will be served. You will receive GA pesticide and Certified Crop Advisor credit. (Watch for future meeting additions in upcoming newsletters and/or the Ocilla Star). Ag businesses please post a copy on your counter – Thank You. Meeting/Event Date Location Speaker/Information Extension Irrigation Meeting Tue. Jan 30, 2018 8 am Morehead Country Store Irwinville W. Porter GA FL Soybean and Small Grain Expo Thu. Jan 30, 2018 8 am GA National Fairgrounds Perry GA Cotton Meeting and Prod. Workshop Wed. Jan. 31, 2018 UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center Phytogen Meeting Irwin Young Farmer Thu. Feb. 1, 2018 Noon CASE Farm Ocilla Georgia AgForecast Fri. Feb. 2, 2018 7 am UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center Corn Short Course Tue. Feb. 6, 2018 UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center Extension Disease Meeting Thu. Feb. 8, 2018 8 am Morehead County Store Irwinville Extension Peanut Meeting Mon. Feb 12, 2018 Noon CASE Farm Ocilla S. Monfort, G. Harris GA Forages and Grassland Council Meeting Fri. Feb 16, 2018 9 am CASE Farm Ocilla Irwin County Junior Market Hog Show Tue. Feb. 20, 2018 Gary Tankersley Livestock Pavilion GA Junior Livestock Show Wed.-Sun Feb. 21-25, 2018 GA National Fairgrounds Perry Young Farmer Banquet Mon. Mar. 5, 2018 Beef Cattle Short Course Tue. Mar. 6, 2018 Bull Evaluation Center Irwinville Extension Pecan Meeting Tue. Mar. 13, 2018 8 AM Morehead Country Store Irwinville L. Wells, J. Brock

Georgia Forage and Grassland Council's Annual Meeting The Georgia Forage and Grassland Council will be holding their second annual meeting on February 16, 2018 at the Irwin County High School's CASE Farm (149 Chiefton Circle, Ocilla, GA 31774). The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., followed by a farm visit after lunch at the Deep Grass Graziers farm (600 Meadowlark Rd., Fitzgerald, GA 31750) with farm owner/manager, Dan Glenn. This year's annual meeting will feature updates from Dr. Jennifer Tucker, grazing systems researcher at UGA's Tifton campus, and Dr. Lisa Baxter, a postdoctoral associate at UGA's Tifton campus working on the bermudagrass stem maggot. Participants will also get an update on cover crop research at the Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center in Americus, GA by Richard Barrett, Manager of the JCPMC, as well as receiving a behind the scenes look at the Irwin Co. CASE (Center for Agricultural Study and Excellence) farm. Additionally, there will be opportunities for to hear from industry representatives about new products and services that they plan to offer in 2018. And, the GFGC will present their Carl Hoveland Merit Award to a very deserving candidate. Here is the tentative agenda. Cost to attend for producers is $35 and will include lunch. Registration is FREE for GFGC members, so if you aren't a member or current, be sure to register through the American Forage and Grassland Council's page and select the Georgia affiliate. If you are interested in attending, please register for this event by contacting Cathy Felton at 706-310-3464. The registration deadline is February 1.

Extension Irrigation Meeting tomorrow Tues. Jan 30, 2018 at 8 am at Morehead Country Store in Irwinville

Farmers Tax Guide 2017 Here is the link for the IRS Farmers Tax Guide for 2017 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p225.pdf Seeking Peanut Farmer Input Dr. Monfort is asking for our help with a project that will lead to the development of a health/risk index for peanut production. I will be asking two peanut farmers to share production information from 2017. It is only 10 questions and you can come by the office or give me a call, or I will come and see you. This should not take long. We could even do a one-on-one training afterwards. The cumulative data collected from across the Georgia peanut belt. Hopes are to compile data that will help producers with a health/risk index for peanut production based on geographic location, planting dates, varieties, row patterns, irrigation, seed source, digging dates, yields and grade.

Auxin Training Requirements – Georgia 2018

Georgia Peanut Achievement Club It is time to prepare entries for the 2018 Georgia Peanut Achievement Club (GPAC). We are expecting some very worthy entries with outstanding yields from the 2017 growing season. Fifteen winners will be chosen. One statewide winner in each of the three acre categories (100-299.9 acres), 300-699.9 acres), and (700 or more acres). There will also be one district winner from each of the four districts in each of these categories (100-299.9 acres), 300-699.9 acres), and (700 or more acres). That’s a total of 15 farmers who will be recognized at the 2018 GA Peanut Achievement Club. In the first two categories, you need to average 4000 pounds per acre or more. If you are in the third category (700 acres and above) you will need to average 3500 pounds per acre or more. Take a look at your total acres, yield, and please consider applying. We have had numerous winners from Irwin County in years past. One on One Trainings Anyone who is drives a spray rig that will be utilizing Auxin technology is required to attend a One on One Training with an Extension Agent. We will work with you to conduct these at your convenience. In addition, some other options are in the works as well. Please let me know of your interest and we will schedule this informal training with you.

As always for more information, contact your Irwin County Extension Office at (229) 468-7409. Thank You, Phillip Edwards Irwin County Agent

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