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The below publication link contains the following helpful information: -Details of the county based payment rate and potential maximum payments by county for non-specialty crops. Most notably for Georgia this includes producers of cotton, peanuts, corn, soybeans, and wheat. -Payment rates for specialty crop products (pecans), dairy, and hogs, including potential payments for each of…
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We’re hitting a critical peak demand for water in our corn crop, and needing moisture in other crops. I’m working with moisture sensors in corn and pecan trees this year. Using sensors to irrigate can help take some of the guess work out of knowing when to irrigate. 70 day old corn uses .32 inches…
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The optimum temperature range for scab infection is 59-77 degrees F and a leaf wetness of about 12 hours. Dr. Lenny Wells provided the following recommended spray guide. DMI/Stobilurin mixes include Absolute, Brixen, Custodia, Quilt, Top Gard EQ, and Amistar Top (used to be called Quadris Top). Use Amistar Top only during extreme pressure. You…
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M E M O R A N D U M TO: AMERICAN PECAN COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM: ALEXANDER OTT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RE: USDA ANNOUNCES ASSISTANCE FOR PECANS DATE: AUGUST 28, 2018 On August 27, 2018, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced details…
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The 2017 Southeast Georgia Pecan Field Day was held August 23, 2017. Over 250 people attended making this year’s field day the largest since it began. This has turned into one of the highest attended field days in Southeast Georgia and one of the largest Pecan Field days in the nation. This year more equipment was on display and a lot of…
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A Pecan Tree Insurance Program has been officially approved and implemented by the USDA Risk Management Agency and will be available to growers starting with the 2018 crop year, which begins on July 1, 2017. Growers have been able to insure their pecan crop for several years and now they can also insure their trees…
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The Pecan Beginners Course will be held at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton. GA on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. There is a registration fee of $10 . Registration at the door will be $15 until we reach capacity of 300 people. Please pre-register so that we will have a head count for the meal.…
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2017-Pecan-Spray-Guide Click here The optimum temperature range for scab infection is 59-77 degrees F and a leaf wetness of about 12 hours. Pecan spray suggestion guide from 2016: 1. Absolute 2. Tebuconazole+Topsin M+Phosphite 3. Absolute+Phosphite 4. Elast/Tin 5. Absolute 6. Elast/Tin 7. Elast/Tin 8. Elast/Tin If rainfall during the growing season is excessive,…
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