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Here is a follow post from Dr. Lenny Wells speaking about the unusual low prices in pecans even with Georgia’s yield losses from Hurricane Helene. As I reported in my last blog post, the pecan market is puzzlingly dismal. Despite the loss of 1/3 of Georgia’s pecan crop to Hurricane Helene, and an overall 2024…
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Here is a blog post from Dr. Lenny Wells, UGA Pecan Specialist. The American Pecan Council recently contracted with Land IQ to complete an analysis of pecan losses due to Hurricane Helene using satellite imagery. The APC and Land IQ worked closely with UGA for ground-truthing and observational information related to damage in the affected…
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Here is a blog post from Dr. Lenny Wells speaking on RMA Tropical Storm/Hurricane Insurance The Georgia Pecan Growers Association recently held a meeting with USDA-Risk Management Agency to discuss the details of Hurricane Helene’s damage and what that means for growers regarding Tropical Storm and Hurricane Policies. Some great information came out of that…
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With the upcoming hurricane, it is important growers know what disaster relief programs are available. Here is a UGA publication with some helpful information related to disaster programs.
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Here is a blog post speaking on scab, water split, and aphids this month. I was seeing water split on Pawnee over the weekend, which is a sign they will soon be at shell hardening. I suspect that will occur possibly by the end of next week. This means we are looking at probably one…
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Here is an informative article by Dr. Lenny Wells, speaking on the current crop and some pests growers may need to look out for. Last week, the Tri-State Meeting estimated the current Georgia crop at 130 million lbs. I don’t know if that is wrong or right. It is nearly impossible to put a number…
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