Aubrey Shirley
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A note from UGA Pecan Breeder Dr. Patrick Conner on a recent observation of scab on ‘Avalon’: ‘Avalon’ pecan was released in 2016 because of its high yields, good nut quality and excellent scab resistance in trial orchards. In the last five years ‘Avalon’ has become a widely planted pecan cultivar in Georgia and is…
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Georgia is the largest timber producing state in the Southeast U.S. We are home to 1400 forestry manufacturers and Georgia consistently ranks near the top in terms of pulp and paper production. With this knowledge it is important that growers continue to maximize yield by minimizing competition from unwanted weed species. Our planted stands act…
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Here is a good article from Dr. Lenny Wells about rainfastness on pecan trees in regard to fungicides. Much of the following is a post from 2017 but timely for our situation at the moment: Pecan scab is enjoying ideal weather in much of Georgia at this time. This has kept most growers busy trying…
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Aubrey Shirley, Tattnall County Extension Agent The 2025 Tattnall County production season will be starting soon. Our first scheduled meeting is the peanut meeting on January 24th, 2025 beginning at 8AM. Breakfast will be served and private and commercial pesticide credits will be available. Speakers will include Dr. Scott Tubbs, UGA Professor and peanut…
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Here is a blog post by Mrs. Pam Knox discussing some colder temperatures foretasted for our area. Over the last few days I have received several questions about media reports of much colder weather that is expected to move into the Southeast over the next couple of weeks. In many cases this has been tied…
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