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| Cleaning
Spraying Equipment Important |
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Goat Production Increasing
in Georgia |
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| Home
Gardeners Face Important Task |
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| Producing
Grass-Fed Cattle |
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| Scientists
Studying Disease In Pecans |
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| Cleaning
Spraying Equipment Important |
1:29 |
Cotton farmers could get burned
if they don't clean out their spraying equipment. |
Several cotton fields,
especially in South Georgia, have plants with significant damage,
from leftover chemicals in the spraying equipment. Steve Brown,
an agronomist with the University of Georgia Extension Service
says not cleaning tanks and other spraying equipment could be
a costly mistake. "Ah, it can be a very costly mistake if we
don't do a good job of cleaning out tanks if we have some residue
of some particular hot herbicides, non-selective herbicides
they can really injure some crops that are affected or treated
with subsequent applications." Steve Brown with the College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, who adds farmers
should not stop after they check the tank. Leftover chemicals
could also harden and solidify in strainers and hoses. So cotton
farmers should make every effort to remove leftover chemical
residues in all parts of the spraying equipment, so their plants
and paychecks won't get burned. John Harrell, University of
Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Goat
Production Increasing In Georgia |
1:31 |
Farmers continue to show interest
in letting goats show them the money. |
The Sunbelt Goat Producers
Cooperative, Inc. was organized in Georgia three years ago.
This allows farmers to purchase stock in the Co-op. Sidney Law,
a county extension agent in Washington County says farmers were
slow to show interest in the Goat Producers Co-op. But it now
appears interest in increasing, because of the increasing demand
for goats, and goat meat. "And they've got some markets in Atlanta
now that are asking for two-hundred or more goats per week.
That's a lot of goats and they need to get new members in the
Co-op and the current members need to come forward with some
more production or some promise of production." Sidney Law with
the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences. The Sunbelt Goat Producers Cooperative, Inc. currently
has 225 members in eighty-two Georgia counties throughout the
state. Headquarters for the Co-op in Georgia is located in Sandersville.
John Harrell, University of Georgia College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Home
Gardeners Face Important Task |
1:22 |
Home gardeners should not overlook
an important task that improves the quality of those vegetables. |
Many gardeners assume once
the seeds come up and transplants in the ground, their hard
work is over. But a horticulturist with the University of Georgia
Extension Service says it's time to trellis some of those vegetables
you planted. He adds trellising helps a garden in many ways.
"What trellising does is it helps get them off the ground, gets
the plant up off the ground, creates a little more air movement
through the plant canopy so that you keep down diseases, keeps
the fruit off the ground so that you get better quality fruit,
and it also helps maintain some order in the garden." That was
Terry Kelley with the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, who adds trellising is one chore that should be accomplished
fairly soon after the plants are established. Some of the crops
that benefit from trellising include eggplant, tomatoes, peppers,
and cucumbers. John Harrell, University of Georgia College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Producing
Grass-Fed Cattle |
1:27 |
Grass-fed cattle could bring
farmers more money, and a healthier product to consumers. |
Several farmers in Central
Georgia fed their calves grass, with no added antibiotics or
growing implants after weaning. Curt Lacy, an agricultural economist
with the University of Georgia Extension Service says there
is a growing market for grass-fed cattle, but growing them on
a farm can be a challenge. "One of the things that you have
to realize these grass-finished animals is that it does take
longer for these animals to reach target weight. There's a lot
more management involved and so, what that means is, is as a
rule they are higher cost to produce." Curt Lacy with the College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Studies have shown
the meat from grass-finished cattle can be healthier, since
it is around forty-two percent leaner than corn-fed cattle.
But the meat is more expensive, so beef lovers wanting some
meat from grass-finished animals will pay a higher price at
the meat counter. John Harrell, University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Scientists
Studying Disease In Pecans |
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College scientists are seeking
to learn more about a complex disease that affects pecans. |
The disease, called pink
mold, is commonly observed on pecans with shucks already infected
with scab. Darrell Sparks, a scientist with the University of
Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
says most cases of pink mold occur during the month of October.
He adds you have to have certain weather conditions that favor
disease development. "And then you have the high temperatures
in October, and the other thing you have to have in October
is a long period of high humidity." Darrell Sparks with the
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Since it's
unusual for Georgia to experience unseasonably warm temperatures,
combined with high humidity in October, few cases of pink mold
have been observed. The last severe outbreak of pink mold occurred
in October, 2002, when warm, humid conditions prevailed. Since
pink mold infects the kernel through scab lesions on the shuck
of a pecan, the best means of controlling the problem is to
keep scab under control. John Harrell, University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting
from Tifton. |
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