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  • 2019 County Meeting Programs

    Lenny Wells

    See below for this year’s county pecan meeting presentations Acebes—Insects Brock—Disease Wells—General Managament

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  • 2019 Pecan Spray Guide and New Link for Pecan Beginners Course Registration

    Lenny Wells

    The 2019 UGA Pecan Spray Guide can be found here: 2019 Spray Guide We have had some problems with the link to the registration for the Pecan Beginners Course. If you have already registered successfully there is no need to do so again. But, anyone having problems should use the new link found here: Register […]

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  • Tin Fungicide Under Review for Re-Registration by EPA

    Lenny Wells

    TPTH or Tin fungicide (Super Tin, Agri-Tin) is under review for re-registration by EPA, who has some concerns regarding its use. EPA has a comment period open until March 15. Growers should respond with comments at the link below regarding the importance and value of TPTH as a part of our arsenal of fungicides with […]

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  • Pecan Beginners Course

    Lenny Wells

    The Pecan Beginners Course will be held on April 16, 2019 from 8:30am-4:30pm at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. See agenda below. Pre-Registration = $10. Day-of Registration at door = $15 Register here Beginner’s Pecan Production Course 9:00       Welcome                                                                                       9:10       Cost of Pecan Production                                                                        Lenny Wells, UGA Horticulture 9:30       Pecan Varieties                                                                                                                                        Patrick Conner, […]

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  • Georgia Forestry Commission Announces Debris Management Program to Include Pecan Orchards

    Lenny Wells

    This is the best news I have heard for Georgia pecan growers since the Hurricane in October. On November 18, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law HB 1EX, which provides emergency disaster relief assistance for cleanup efforts for timberland  and pecan orchard land in the 28 counties included in the Hurricane Michael Disaster Area. The cost of […]

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  • Growers Must Adapt to An Evolving Pecan Industry

    Lenny Wells

    This has been a year for a lot of sobering thought for Georgia pecan growers. We’ve had to deal with a lot. Trade wars, scab pressure, catastrophic storms, and perhaps most frustrating of all, depressed prices in the wake of losing half the state’s pecan crop. The storm is one thing. It’s something you don’t […]

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  • 2019 County Pecan Production Meetings

    Lenny Wells

    Our schedule of county pecan production meetings for 2019 is found below: Jan 31                   Toombs/Montgomery/Truetlen County Feb 5                    Mitchell Feb 6                    Appling Feb 12                  Grady Feb 13                   Colquitt Feb 14                  Crisp Feb 19                  Peach […]

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