Environmental
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We’ve had a little over a week to sort through the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene upon our pecan industry. Its a difficult thing to see in person and to put into words. We have not seen a storm with this level of destruction in the past. The damage begins in Brooks and Lowndes counties…
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I apologize for being this late in reporting what we are seeing and hearing but I have just had my internet access restored following the storm. To say the least, the effects are absolutely devastating, not just for the pecan industry, but for many communities throughout Eastern Georgia. We’ve seen a lot of hurricanes over…
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The call of the week has been concern over leaf drop, not exclusively, but primarily on ‘Desirable’. This often occurs after we go through a hot, dry period followed by rain or an increase in irrigation. Desirable is sensitive ot just about anything that can affect a pecan tree and they respond to heat/drought (yes,…
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As we continue to evaluate damage from Tropical Storm Debby, it appears that the greatest impact in the Eastern growing region of Georgia has been the flood waters that are just now recending to the point that growers can begin to get into some of these orchards to evaluate them. The worst hit areas got…
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Tropical Storm Debby moved through Southeast Georgia yesterday with wind speeds reaching over 50 mph and dumping over 5″ of rain around the Valdosta area. Further East towards Waycross and Statesboro rainfall amounts near 8″ have been reported. Most areas throughout the pecan growing region of Georgia saw wind speeds reach up to around 25-40…
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The Georgia pecan harvest is well underway and many growers are not pleased with what they’re finding. Overall the state crop is off by about 1/3 of what was expected according to many growers. The region in extreme southern Georgia and east Georgia through which Hurricane Idalia passed is suffering from a further, storm-reduced crop…
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From the information we’ve been able to gather so far, the worst damage to pecans from Idalia seems to be from the SW corner of Georgia around Bainbridge along the state line, through Thomas and Brooks counties into Valdosta, then up through Berrien/Cook/Irwin and from there over to Ware and Pierce Counties. Going North of…