The Pecan Beginners Course will be held on April 16, 2019 from 8:30am-4:30pm at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. See agenda below.
Pre-Registration = $10. Day-of Registration at door = $15
Beginner’s Pecan Production Course Agenda
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