Cotton/ Peanut Research Field Day – September 2, 2026
The annual Cotton/Peanut Research Field Day will be on September 2, 2026 in Tifton at the UGA Lang Farm. At this field day, you will get to hear from several of UGA’s Extension Specialists and Researchers about physiology, peanut pathology, cotton fertility, precision ag, and economics. We hope to see you there, and please see …
End of Season – Cotton Irrigation Management
By Wesley M. Porter As we move through August and into September, as is typical we have observed adverse weather conditions across the state. In some places, we have been receiving rainfall on an as needed basis to allow us to apply minimal irrigation, however, there are other parts of the state that we cannot …
Extreme Heat and Irrigation: Don’t Let Your Crop Get Behind
By: Ross Greene, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent and Wesley Porter, Extension Specialist I have received a lot of questions about the best way to manage irrigation during extremely hot conditions. I told someone recently that science tells me one thing intuition tells me another. I think we have to find a balance in between …
IoT Technologies for Precision Poultry Production
In recent years, global poultry production has increased substantially in response to growing demand for affordable animal-source protein. To meet this demand, poultry production systems have become increasingly large and concentrated, creating significant challenges in disease management, productivity, and animal welfare. In such systems, manual flock monitoring and management are becoming increasingly impractical, highlighting the …
UGA Extension Ag Water Team Quarterly Newsletter – July 2026
This week we would like to highlight the UGA Extension Ag Water Team Newsletter. Below are a few of their impactful events: including field days, pivot uniformity tests, installing sensors, and much more. There are updates from Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest districts, Dr. Hawkins, and Dr. Porter. To see the full newsletter, please see …
Bastos Awarded Teaching Excellence Award
IIPA member Dr. Leonardo Bastos was awarded the 2026 International Society of Precision Agriculture Teaching Excellence Award at the recent 17th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. The ISPA Teaching Excellence Award honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to education in the field of precision, digital, or smart agriculture. This award recognizes innovative teaching …
