By Luke Fuhrer, Sarah Beth Thompson, Wesley Porter It’s that time of year that cotton is being harvested across the state. I just wrote an article for the Georgia Cotton Commission focused on harvest preparation and safety, which can be found here: Cotton Harvest Preparation and Safety – The Georgia Cotton Commission. In addition to …
Historically, livestock farming relied heavily on manual labor and subjective assessments for health monitoring, feed management, and environmental control. Over the past two decades, the integration of sensor technologies and automated systems has laid the foundation for the current era of smart livestock farming. The emergence and development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, Internet …
The Artificial Intelligence in Crop Protection Symposium, co-sponsored by the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture, takes place on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel in Athens. View the program.
By Ashley Smith, John Bennett, Seth McAllister, Scott Tubbs, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter We have moved into harvest season. I have been fortunate enough to have participated in multiple end of season and harvest meetings. The topics I have covered have been a blend of irrigation termination and equipment preparation. One important harvest …
Congratulations to Dr. Nick Basinger on being recognized with a 2026 NC State CALS Outstanding Alumni Award! Dr. Basinger continues to make a lasting impact through his research, Extension programming, and service to the agricultural industry. This prestigious honor reflects his commitment to advancing agriculture and exemplifies the land-grant mission shared by both NC State …
By: Ibukunoluwa Adelekan, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter Harvest for peanuts has already started in the earlier planted peanuts across the state. With the later plant dates on the decline from peak water usage, the earlier plant dates are either being harvested or on the last few irrigation events before digging. It is important …
The JPC Cotton Production Field Day will be here on September 29th, 2026, in Watkinsville, GA at the J. Phil Campbell Sr. Research and Education Center. Click/see below for directions: The event will kick-off with check-in at 8:30 a.m. and speakers starting at 9:00 a.m. You will get to hear from Dr. Phillip Roberts, Dr. …
Two University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences graduate students earned top honors at the 2026 Nitrogen Use Efficiency Workshop, held Aug. 3-5 at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi. The event brought together 96 attendees from 19 states, including growers, crop consultants, industry representatives, faculty and graduate students. Amrinder Jakhar earned third …
