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  • Luckily, Tattnall County didn’t get impacted much from Ian, however, we did need some rain that never came. Here is an article by Dr. Lenny Wells discussing late season irrigation needs on pecan trees. We were fortunate to dodge a bullet in the form of Hurricane Ian. Before the storm track began to take a…

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  • I have recently had some calls about boll shed on cotton that has began cutting out. Here is a good article from the August edition of The UGA Cotton newsletter discussing aspects of why this can happen. In the last newsletter, I discussed the effects of environmental stress on physiologicalprocesses in cotton. I did so…

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  • Here is an article by Dr. Simerjeet Virk UGA Extension Precision Ag Specialist speaking about drone use in agriculture. Until now, drones have been primarily used for crop monitoring – especially scouting – in agriculture. However, with recent advancements in aerial application technology and the weather challenges limiting timely pesticide applications with ground equipment, the…

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  • Here is an article by Lenny Wells giving some pointers for pecans going into the late season. As we enter August shell hardening is upon us for Pawnee and other varieties are only a few days to weeks behind. This means that for Pawnee we are shifting from nut sizing to kernel filling. As a…

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  • The July rain in South Georgia will reduce the severity of lesser cornstalk borer infestations in many fields and will at least buy us some time before spider mites become a serious concern. If the rain continues through the remainder of the season, we will likely not have to battle either of these pests over…

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  • Here is an article written by Dr. Lenny Wells speaking on nut curculio. You may notice some nut drop in your orchards at this time. This can occur for a number of reasons, including rainfall after a long hot,dry period and natural drop on certain varieties. One thing we are seeing at the moment is…

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  • I have received some calls lately about the presence of snails in some pecan orchards. Here is an article by Dr. Lenny Wells speaking on what is to be done. In recent days, we have heard several reports of snails associated with young irrigated pecan trees. They have been seen congregating on tree trunks and…

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