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1 Irwin County Extension 107 West Fourth Street Ocilla, Georgia Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Office Phone: (229) Webpage: IRWIN COUNTY EXTENSION AGRICULTURE NEWS - Vol. 23 Wed. Dec. 20, 2017 Phillip Edwards Irwin County Extension Coordinator In This Issue: Meetings and Conferences, Recent, Cotton Marketing News, Crop Comparison Tool for 2018, Peanut Disease Concerns and Peanut Rx, Farmer Recognition, Ag Forecast Breakfast, and Weed Control in Wheat Meetings and Conferences Please call our office at (229) 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 Corn Meeting Wed. Jan. 3, 2018 Noon Chicken Delight Osceola Room in Ocilla R. Noland, A. Smith Extension Weed Meeting Mon. Jan 8, :30 am Morehead Country Store Irwinville E. Prostko, S. Culpepper SE Fruit and Vegetable Conference Jan 11-14, 2018 Savannah Extension Cotton Meeting Wed. Jan. 17, am Morehead Country Store Irwinville J. Whitaker, P. Roberts Area Melon Meeting Wed. Jan. 17, 2018 Noon Tift County Extension Office Call to register (229) Georgia Peanut Farm Show Thu. Jan. 18, 2018 UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center Ben Hill/Irwin Cattlemen s Meeting Thu. Jan 18, pm Meeting location to be determined Extension Irrigation Meeting Tue. Jan 30, am Morehead Country Store Irwinville W. Porter GA FL Soybean and Small Grain Expo Thu. Jan 30, am GA National Fairgrounds Perry (See attachment) GA Cotton Meeting and Prod. Workshop Wed. Jan. 31, 2018 UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center Georgia AgForecast Mon. Feb. 2, am UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center Corn Short Course Tue. Feb. 6, 2018 UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center Extension Disease Meeting Thu. Feb. 8, am Morehead County Store Irwinville Extension Peanut Meeting Mon. Feb 12, 2018 Noon CASE Farm Ocilla S. Monfort, G. Harris Irwin County Junior Market Hog Show Tue. Feb. 20, 2018 Gary Tankersley Livestock Pavilion GA Junior Livestock Show Wed.-Sun Feb , 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, AM Morehead Country Store Irwinville L. Wells, J. Brock Recent Congratulations to the Irwin County Indians on an awesome year (football players, cheerleaders, band and auxiliary members, and fans) GO INDIANS

2 Cotton Marketing News

3 Crop Comparison Tool Conventional Tillage

4 Crop Comparison Tool Strip-Tillage

5 Peanut Disease Concerns and Peanut Rx Five peanut disease issues and related decisions come to mind with growing peanuts: seedling disease (Aspergillus Crown Rot), leaf spot, white mold, fungicide selection, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, and nematodes. Rumors are that chlorothalonil and tebuconazole will be in short supply so you may want to check into that. Here is an example of the 2017 Peanut Rx. A few changes will be made for 2018 and those will be shared with you, as will all of the fungicide programs once updated ones are received. Farmer Recognition Cotton and peanut production dominates Irwin County agriculture. Please consider applying for the Georgia Peanut Achievement Club and Cotton Quality Awards. These applications are easy to fill out and we will be glad to assist you in preparing your applications. The GA Peanut Achievement Club honors farmers in the four peanut districts. There are three acre categories , , and 700 and up. A state winner will be chosen in each acre category and two district winners will be selected from each district. The Cotton Quality Award presents 12 producer awards as well as 12 gin awards. Awards are given in each of 3 cotton acreage categories within 4 regions of the state. The producer winner will be the nominee with the highest average Loan Value per pound of lint. Awards will be presented in three categories per district: Category 1 Less Than 500 acres, Category to 1,000 acres, and Category 3 Over 1,000 acres. Ag Forecast Breakfast Meeting - Please call our office if you are interested in attending this meeting Each year Irwin County Farm Bureau, Irwin County Young Farmers and Irwin County Extension sponsor a table for this event. If you are interested in attending, please let us know. This meeting gives you a good agricultural overview of the upcoming year. This meeting is in February but it is not too early to be thinking about attending.

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8 As always for more information, contact your Irwin County Extension Office at (229) Thank You, Phillip Edwards Irwin County Agent The mention of trade names in this newsletter does not imply endorsement by the Georgia Extension Service, nor criticism of similar ones not mentioned. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCESWARNELL SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES, COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCES The University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University, the U. S. Department of Agriculture and counties of the state cooperating, The Cooperative Extension Service offers educational programs, assistance and materials to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. An equal opportunity/affirmative action organization committed to a diverse work force.