Lenny Wells
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We’re seeing some nut drop out there at the moment across multiple varieties. Pawnee is quite noticeable but this is not unusual. Most of what we are seeing is a natural drop and is known as the “third drop”. It typically begins just before rapid fruit expansion (abt 55 days after pollination) and is considered
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As we all know, Georgia pecan growers are no strangers to hurricanes. Hopefully, we won’t have to deal with another one in 2025. Its difficult to manage a pecan orchard in a way that can have much effect in protecting it from something as powerful and out of our control as a hurricane. However, over
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Across Georgia the pecan crop looks good so far. I am hearing much the same from the other states. We are still in the midst of the June drop but nut set has been good overall. Surprisingly, nut set even in the hurricane damaged areas of East Georgia has been better than expected. This is
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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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