Pecans
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UGA’s suite of Pecan Production meetings still have two scheduled virtual meetings, Feb 9th @ 9am and Mar 9 @ 6pm. Please pre-register at this website 24hours before the meeting you want to attend (CEU’s available): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-pecan-production-meetings-tickets-136960690111 The Specialists have released their 2021 slide sets which you can access via links below. Also, here’s the…
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January 2021 Newsletter focusing on: Ambrosia beetles, old tree pruning, fertility plan comparison, and info on storing pecans. SoutheastGeorgiaPecanUpdate-January2021 Bonus: Andrew Sawyer’s, UGA Area Pecan Agent, December 2020 Audio Pecan Update – https://soundcloud.com/andrewsawyer-2/uga-pecan-update-december-2020
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Due to COVID all 2021 production meetings can be viewed virtually via Zoom. A select few, highlighted/bold below, will be offered in-person @ the Crisp Co Extension office with limited (20 people max) seating. Thus far: Cotton- Jan 19 @ 6-8:30p Jan 28 @ 9:30a-noon Feb 2 @ 6-8:30p Feb 24 @ 9:30a-noon Peanut- …
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Andrew Sawyer, UGA SE Area Pecan Agent talks with Shane Curry, Appling Co ANR Agent, about purslane control here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewsawyer-2/uga-pecan-update-september-2020 Andrew mentions at the closing of the above radio spot about signing-up for the GA Pecan Growers Annual Conference, which has moved online. Here’s the registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3515960610539/WN_UYdVw69eTfWOcFrcNMW15A Tomorrow (at the time of writing this)…
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Two unrelated topics below but I wanted to get them out today: Tropical Storm Isaias We’re all watching this storm as its scheduled to make landfall sometime early Sunday and we might see affects from this system that same day into next Monday. From Pam Knox: Director of UGA Weather Network: “NOAA’s National Hurricane Center…
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To assist with Irrigation Scheduling: here is a link to a publication which includes checkbook water use curves for cotton, corn, peanuts, and soybeans: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=c1189 Let me know if you have any questions about using soil moisture and/or temperature data in Irrigator pro or SI Cotton software. Cotton Dr. Philip Roberts discusses whitefly number increase,…
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Corn- Southern corn rust has now been found in Seminole and Tift Counties. Can keep up with its spread here: https://corn.ipmpipe.org/southerncornrust/ Peanuts- Finding Aspergillus crown rot still is most fields, to varying degrees. Entering time when white mold may start to become problematic. Cotton- Haven’t seen any bacterial blight in Crisp, but doesn’t mean its…
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Below is a Pecan Management Circular places disease, pest, and management practices on a year long calendar based on tree phenology. Pecan Management Lastly, the second link explains the “Pecan Hedge-pruning: A Sustainable Management Option for the Southeastern US” initiative between UGA and USDA-Byron. In the link is a survey which asks producers about their…
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