The Pecan Beginners Course will be held on April 16, 2019, from 8:30 am-4: 30 pm at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. See agenda below.
Pre-Registration = $10. Day-of Registration at door = $15
Beginner’s Pecan Production Course
9:00 Welcome
9:10 Cost of Pecan Production
Lenny Wells, UGA Horticulture
9:30 Pecan Varieties
Patrick Conner, UGA Horticulture
10:15 Break
10:45 Pecan Irrigation
Lenny Wells, UGA Horticulture
11:15 Pecan Tree Planting & Establishment
Lenny Wells, UGA Horticulture
12:00 Break for Lunch
Meal Sponsored by Savage Equipment
1:00 Pecan Insect Management
Angel Acebes and Will Hudson, UGA Entomology
1:45 Pecan Fertilization
Lenny Wells, UGA Horticulture
2:30 Break
2:50 Pecan Disease Management
Jason Brock, UGA Plant Pathology
3:20 Pecan Weed Control
Timothy Grey, UGA Crop & Soil Science
4:00 Pecan Equipment
Lenny Wells, UGA Horticulture
Refreshments & Lunch Provided