Lenny Wells
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I’ve had a lot of questions lately regarding pecan tree valuation following hurricane Helene so I want to provide the following information for those who may find it useful: Based on our 2024 pecan enterprise budget, establishment cost for a commercial pecan tree, including tree cost, fertilization, irrigation operation, chemicals, labor, etc. is $54.47 per…
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See the link here for 2025 UGA Pecan Spray Guides . See link here for 2025 County Meeting Presentations This information and more can be found at the UGA Pecan Website
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Here is a list of our county pecan production meetings scheduled for 2025 so far. All meetings are lunch meetings unless shown otherwise. Contact your local county office for details on locations and exact times. I’m sure we will be adding a few more to the list. I will update it as the meetings are…
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As I reported in my last blog post, the pecan market is puzzlingly dismal. Despite the loss of 1/3 of Georgia’s pecan crop to Hurricane Helene, and an overall 2024 supply (US Crop, Mexico, and Cold Storage) forecast to be lower than that of 2023, growers are being offered shockingly low prices for their crop.…
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The American Pecan Council recently contracted with Land IQ to complete an analysis of pecan losses due to Hurricane Helene using satellite imagery. The APC and Land IQ worked closely with UGA for ground-truthing and observational information related to damage in the affected areas. This gives us the potential for a much higher degree of…
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The Georgia Pecan Growers Association recently held a meeting with USDA-Risk Management Agency to discuss the details of Hurricane Helene’s damage and what that means for growers regarding Tropical Storm and Hurricane Policies. Some great information came out of that meeting and we all learned a lot. This morning I saw an excellent blog post…
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While activities have been significantly impacted in southeastern Georgia’s pecan region from the damage and loss inflicted by Hurricane Helene, some growers who had minimal damage and those West of I-75 have harvested Pawnee and are beginning to harvest the next mature varieties. Many are finding that there are still a lot of green shucks…
Posted in: Horticulture