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  • The Candler-Evans County Production Meetings for 2024 are right around the corner. We will have several opurtunites to attend meetings this year. These meetings will provide oppurtunities for obtaining pesticide CEU credits as well as the most up to date information on production practices. There will also be research data presented to the participants from…

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  • Andrew Sawyer, the Southeast District Pecan Agent, is hosting a Pecan Field day out at the Vidalia Onion Research Center. The Vidalia Onion Research Center is located at 8163 Ga Hwy 178 Lyons, GA 30436 just past Rogers State Prison between Reidsville and Lyons. Lunch will be served so please RSVP to assist with food…

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  • It is that time of year again. This is a reminder to many of you that have probably already seen this post before, but it has lots of good information in it. Contact the Evans or Candler County Offices if you have questions or would like assistance with your samples. Also, if any of you…

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  • If you have been growing pecans for a while then you probably know exactly what these galls are in the picture. These were caused by an insect called pecan phylloxera. Pecan phylloxera overwinters as a single egg within the body of a dead female insect. Prior to dying, the female seeks shelter on the tree…

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  • The UGA Extension team broke ground on a new pecan orchard on Wednesday February 3, 2021. The new orchard is a five acre research and demonstration plot located at the Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center out past the Georgia State Prison between Reidsville and Lyons. The project was headed up by the Area Pecan…

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  • Registration for the virtual pecan meetings is now open. Click on the link below and then choose the date that you would like to attend. After registration is complete you will receive a zoom link to attend the meeting. If you want to receive pesticide credits please have your pesticide number ready while you are…

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  • The United States Department of Agriculture is now taking applications for support payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Phase 2 (CFAP 2). Applications can be filed online or in person at your local Farm Service Agency office starting on September the 21, 2020 and the deadline is December 11, 2020. Farmers.gov Main Overview Page…

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  • Leaf Sampling for pecans is just around the corner, so start figuring out when you can work it into your schedule for some time next month. July 7- August 7 is the best time to pull your leaf samples determine nutrient levels in the trees. By pulling the samples during this window, we can get…

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