Pecans

• The Importance of Marketing in Pecans

  March 19, 2014

  

  There’s an upcoming vote on increasing the Pecan Commodity Commission assessment from 1/2 cent a pound to 1 cent per pound. The Agricultural Commodity Commission for Pecans is a farmer funded self-help program providing funding in the areas of research, education, and promotion on behalf of Georgia Pecans. There is also talk of creating a…

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• Calibrating Airblast Sprayers

  February 7, 2014

  

    Calibrating airblast sprayers is something that’s often not done, or done improperly. Why is this important? Most pecan growers assume the sprayer is calibrated at 100 gallons per acre (GPA). Consider if it’s actually 81.4 GPA (as in the below example). The sprayer is filled to 1,000 gallons and enough chemical is added to the…

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• Southeast Georgia Pecan Field Day a Huge Success!

  September 3, 2013

  

  Farm Monitor Report on The Southeast Pecan Field Day

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