Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:44 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:44:24 GMT
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.Several hundred canoeists and kayakers are taking part in Paddle Georgia 2013. It'sMore >>
Visitors paddling through south Georgia enjoyed a street party in their honor tonight.They gathered in downtown Camilla.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:34 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:34:01 GMT
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.The Albany Housing Authority is still working on a plan that could bring up to 30-millionMore >>
Some central Albany eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving mixed-income community.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:05:52 GMT
Five months after the mysterious murder of a Coffee County woman, people gathered Tuesday night in Douglas to remember her and to launch a community effort to make sure her case isn't forgotten. FriendsMore >>
People gather to bring attention to one of many unsolved murders of women in Coffee County.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:25 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:25:17 GMT
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. The condition ofMore >>
A young man in Moultrie is turning to you for help after suffering from a rare flesh eating bacteria. Michael Hobgood suffered a cut on his thumb while shooting a gun at an area pond. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:24:00 GMT
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
Sherwood Baptist Church is inviting all children to join its Backyard Bible club. The club runs from 10-noon until Friday.Church members assist the children in worship and bible study.The camp is heldMore >>
August 13, 2004
Albany- South Georgia Farmers have been keeping a close eye on the weather. Dougherty county extension agent Lenny Wells explains "With peanuts and pecans, if you get a lot of moisture and warm temperatures you get a lot of disease."
Those diseases can kill their crops. "Later on we could get some disease coming in as a result of all the rain," said Wells.
Albany has seen about six inches of rain in the past week. Wells says "It's been more beneficial than harmful," but south Georgia farmers prepared for the worst when they heard the news of bad weather on the way. "The only thing they can do really is to get out some protective fungicide sprays if they know a rain is coming to kind of protect the crop," explained Wells.
They were protecting their crops from diseases that can result in problems such as scabbed pecans, but the recent weather conditions have been a blessing for most south Georgia farmers. Wells said "We've been pretty dry in areas for a good while now so even several inches of rain probably wouldn't hurt," but only if that rain doesn't leave their crops in standing water to spoil.
Bad weather can also leave cotton and corn stalks twisted which makes it hard for equipment to spray or to harvest.
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