Agriculture & Natural Resources

The following tests and services are available through the Laurens County Extension Office.

Soil Testing

Water Testing

Feed and Forage Testing

Poultry Litter Testing

Nematode Identification

Weed Identification

Insect Identification

Disease Identification

Plant Identification

For sampling procedures and costs, contact the Laurens County Extension Office at uge3175@uga.edu or 478-272-2277.

Routine Soil Test - $7.00 per sample. (price subject to change without notice)

Routine Soil Test includes pH, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, lime requirement and fertilizer recommendations.

Other soil tests are available.? Contact the Laurens County Extension Office for more information.

Around the Yard and Garden Blog

Posted by Raymond Joyce on Feb 7, 2025
The 2025 海角官方首页 Corn Short Course will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at the 海角官方首页 Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. Early registration is $10, and registration at the door is $15. To register, use the QR Code on the flyer below or this link.
Posted by Raymond Joyce on Feb 5, 2025
The Laurens-Wilkinson Counties?Weed Control in Commercial Row Crops meeting?will be held this Friday, February 7th, at the Cloverleaf Restaurant in East Dublin, beginning at Noon and ending at 2 p.m. The Laurens-Wilkinson Counties?Commercial Cotton Production meeting will be held next Tuesday, February 11th, at the Cloverleaf Restaurant in East Dublin, beginning at Noon and ending […]
Posted by Raymond Joyce on Jan 24, 2025
The Laurens-Wilkinson Counties Commercial Peanut Production will be held this Tuesday, January 28th, at the Cloverleaf Restaurant in East Dublin, beginning at Noon and ending at 2 p.m. The Laurens-Wilkinson Counties Disease Control in Commercial Row Crops meeting will be held this Friday, January 31st, at the Cloverleaf Restaurant in East Dublin, beginning at Noon […]

Sep 8 - Sep 9 Wildlife Judging Certified Coaches' Training https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/agriculture-stem/natural-resources/wildlife/
- Watkinsville, GA - (96.0 Miles)
Sep 9 - Sep 11 Ag Tech Training 4-H Training
- Tifton, GA - (77.0 Miles)
Sep 9 Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training A one-day course for produce growers and packers who fall under FSMAs Produce Safety Rule.
- Virtual Event

Posted by Lillian Sosbee on Sep 3, 2025
Takeaways Manpreet Singh, previously the head of the University of Georgia Department of Food Science and Technology (FST), began a new role as associate dean in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Sept. 1. The newly elevated associate dean role expands responsibilities to include graduate education, faculty affairs and key strategic initiatives for the […]
Posted by Cal Powell on Sep 2, 2025
Posted by Emily Cabrera on Aug 28, 2025
Takeaways The cotton jassid, Amrasca biguttula, also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper, was first detected on okra in early July in Seminole County, which perches at Georgia’s far southwestern border abutting Florida and Alabama. Within weeks, the pest had spread north from Florida and surged across most of Georgia’s cotton-producing counties. New pest to […]

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