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Stuarts in East Georgia have been shedding leaves for a few weeks. Initially, the reports of this were of healthy, green compound leaves. We sometimes see healthy, green leaves drop like this when the weather turns hot and dry but this was occurring back when we were still seeing cool temperatures and it seemed to…
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This is the time of year when I begin to get asked “What’s the Georgia crop going to be this year?” . That has always been a loaded question and I have come to the conclusion that there’s not a lot of good found in throwing a number out there. At best, its an educated,…
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As we are getting into the early nut development stage, the primary pest of concern for us is the pecan nut casebearer (PNC). Whether we consider PNC to be a serious pest or not, all depends on the crop load in that given year. In a year with heavy crop on the trees, a light…
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N-Fertilizer Injection We are in the middle of fertilization season again and many are choosing to inject their N through the irrigation system. This is a great way to fertilize pecan trees with N. It’s cheaper and allows you to spoon feed them a little at the time through the season. The trees respond well…
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Fungicide costs, like seemingly everything, have gone up a little this year. Some, like the tin products, have gone up dramatically. When I checked a couple weeks ago, Tin was at $120/gal. This may lead many growers to look for other options aside from Tin when the time comes. However, a word of caution on…
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For the last 5 years, we have been conducting a study on the performance of three low-input pecan cultivars—Lakota, Excel, and McMillan—at the UGA Ponder Farm near Tifton. As we have managed this particular orchard, low input in this case, refers to the absence of fungicide applications. The trees received all other normal inputs with…
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The UGA Pecan Beginners Class will be held this year in conjunction with the Georgia Pecan Conference. The Conference will be held March 28-30, 2023 in Perry, GA. The Beginners Class is held on March 28 and will include the basics of pecan production form start to finish. See below for the complete schedule of…
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