Join us for the GA/FL Irrigation Expo on June 10th, 2026, at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center in Lyons, GA from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This event will cover landscape, solid set, center pivot, and drip irrigation technologies by bringing together a community of growers, professionals, consultants, universities, and industry leaders. They …
By David Hall, Jason Mallard, Phillip Edwards, Savannah Beasley, Wesley Porter, Sarah Beth Thompson A few weeks ago, we had our agronomists update on planting considerations for this season’s unseasonal hot and dry conditions. Most fo these two articles are included in the May Peanut Pointers and Cotton Team Newsletter, but I have decided to …
Precision livestock farming (PLF) is defined as the management of individual animals by continuous, automated, and real-time monitoring of health, welfare, production/reproduction, and environmental impact. It encompasses a wide range of engineering principles, techniques, applications, and tools for data acquisition, pre-processing, modeling, post-processing, and analysis. Non-invasive techniques such as using wearable sensors, accelerometers, and radio …
By Savannah Beasley, David Hall, Jason Mallard, Phillip Edwards, Wesley Porter It goes without saying that we are in an extreme situation. We are having to use multiple irrigation events just to get a crop established. Hopefully, the situation will change in the near future. I don’t plan to share the drought map every week; …
By Dr. Nick Shay (UGA Extension Grains Agronomist), Dr. Scott Monfort (UGA Extension Peanut Agronomist), Dr. Camp Hand (UGA Extension Cotton Agronomist), Nick Gladden (ABAC Precision Ag Specialist) and Dr. Wesley Porter As is typical, we deal with some sort of challenge every production season. It seems, at least at this current moment, our biggest challenge is the extremely dry conditions …
By Lauren Lazaro, UGA Extension Precision Ag Specialist There are two main types of liquid fertilizer applicators: 1. Continuous and 2. Non-continuous or pulsed applicators. These application methods should be calibrated with water before each application to achieve the desired application rate (GPA). Continuous Liquid Fertilizer Applicators When liquid fertilizers are used as the carrier, applicators should be aware that flow rates may differ from those …
By Will Brown (UGA Extension Agent, Appling County), Savannah Tanner (UGA Extension Agent, Emanual County) Jennifer Miller (UGA Extension Agent, Jeff Davis County), and Wesley Porter Now is the time to ensure that your insecticide hoppers on the back of the row units are calibrated. Depending on which crop you are planting the chances are high that you will be applying one of …
May 6, 2026 – 09:00-15:30 US Eastern Time Coordinator: Lilong Chai, UGA Poultry Science Welcome & Updates 09:00 AM Welcome and Poultry Science Department Update Todd Applegate, Department Head & Distinguished Professor, UGA Poultry Science 09:10 AM Welcome and Georgia Poultry Federation Update Mike Giles, President, Georgia Poultry Federation 09:20 AM UGA Poultry …
By Lauren Lazaro, UGA Extension Precision Ag Specialist Prior to spraying this season, make sure your sprayer is in solid working condition before heading to the field. Start by reviewing the owner’s manual for recommended inspection steps and specifications. Make sure parts and joints are properly lubricated, machine fluids are at the proper level, filters are clean …
By Chance Warren and Wesley Porter With planting season fast underway it is crucial that dry fertilizer spreaders are properly calibrated both in application rate and distribution prior to applications of lime and fertilizer. Calibrations are unique to each material tested due to varying density and material shape, so it is imperative that calibrations are performed …
