USDA issues disaster payments for crop, livestock and feed losses
From Staff Reports
      Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner announced that USDA began issuing payments last week to tens of thousands of farmers and ranchers across the country who suffered losses because of natural disasters.
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Home & Garden Tips
A Tradition is Savored
By Roosevelt McWilliams County Extension Agent
      The holiday season is a time to reflect about life in general. I caught myself thinking about the years of early childhood in the small community of Dooly County where I grew up. Life seemed simple to me in those days growing up on our family farm. The rural people I remember had their ways as p...
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Recipes From Louise
By Louise McClain Special to The True Citizen
      In the olden days, blackeyed peas were used strictly for feeding cattle. During the Civil War battle of Vicksburg, the town was under siege for 40 days. No supplies went in and none came out of the town. To keep from starving, people ate the peas. This started the southern tradition of eating blac...
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Burke County Agricultural Calendar of Events
      Jan. 3 - Glyphosate-Resistant Pigweed Control - 12:00 Noon - Emanuel County Extension Office - RSVP by calling 706-554-2119. Jan. 8- 11 - Beltwide Cotton Conference - Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 15 - Georgia Corn Shortcourse - Tifton Jan.
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Burke County 4-H Calendar Dates
      Christmas Holidays - Dec. 24 - 28, & Dec. 31 - 4-H Office Closed New Year's Holiday - Jan. 1 - 4-H Office Closed - Reopen on Jan. 2, Jan. 17 - Cloverleaf DPA Signup at 4-H Office - 8 a.m.
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