April 2026

  • Warm weather has affected the agricultural community across the board, whether producers are growing row crops or pecans. Fortunately, there has been some relief where recent rainfall predictions have materialized, providing much-needed moisture. Earlier this month, some pecan growers applied imidacloprid to manage phylloxera galls. By now, the results of those applications should be visible,…

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  • 2025 Pre-Emergent Herbicide Economics

    By mid-April, we have usually applied our pre-emergent herbicides to control summer annual weeds. With the dry weather, many growers have not accomplished this spray for 2026. This is the driest spring since I have served the pecan industry in East Georgia. Rainfall is necessary for pre-emergent herbicides to activate. Many of us did not…

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  • Calculating Nitrogen Injection

    This post was originally made by Dr. Lenny Wells in 2024. We are re-posting with a few updates since many growers are utilizing this method. Calibrating your nitrogen per acre is the purpose of this post. We are in the middle of fertilization season again and many are choosing to inject their N through the…

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  • The 2026 Pecan Spray Guides are available at the following link: Also, SE District Area Pecan Agent, Andrew Sawyer and I have started a new podcast called “In A Nutshell: The Pecan Podcast. You can subscribe and hear the first episode at the link below and anywhere you find your podcasts We will try to…

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