Following pollination, as we advance into the growing season, those tiny nutlets on terminal branches of pecan trees are potentially exposed to feeding by pecan nut casebearer (PNC) caterpillars. The adult moths of this species emerge out of their overwintering stage in the spring and are often active in pecan orchards from mid-April onwards. No […] Read More ..read more

I’ve had 5 calls in the last 6 days about orchards hit by either 2,4-D mix drift or volatization from adjacent row crop fields being burned down in preparation for planting. The most common mix has been 2,4-D, Glyphosate and Flumioxazen. The 2,4-D shows up as twisted or curled leaves, the glyphosate as thin, strappy […] Read More ..read more

Among many other things to do in the orchard, now is also the time to start our pre-emergent herbicide programs for the spring. With the price of glyphosate and glufosinate increase in 2021, I began working with pre-emergent herbicides for pecan at the Vidalia Onion Research Center. Though post emergent prices have come down some, […] Read More ..read more

As we get into the budbreak in pecan trees, one insect we should keep in mind is phylloxera. These are small, aphid-like insects that are responsible for causing galls on the leaves and stems of pecan trees during the early part of the growing season. Usually, three species of phylloxera can attack pecan trees: pecan […] Read More ..read more

The UGA Pecan School (also known as the Pecan Beginners Course) will be held in conjunction with the Georgia Pecan Growers Conference coming up on March 20, 2024 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Georgia. The class will cover all aspects of pecan production including economic considerations, pecan varieties, planting, insect, weed, and disease […] Read More ..read more

The 2024 UGA Pecan Spray Guide is now available at the link below: https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/pdf/B%20841_13.PDF Read More ..read more

This is a topic that I’ve harped on quite a bit through the years but its hard to convince growers they can hold off certain nutrients when pecan prices are high. Now that prices are lower than we would like and cost of production is higher than we would like, many growers are looking for […] Read More ..read more

The United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service wants to remind growers to mail back their completed pecan survey or complete the survey online by Thursday, February 15th. After this date interviewers will start to follow up by phone with growers to get their pecan surveys completed. If growers would like an in […] Read More ..read more

January 29 Tattnall/Evans County February 1 Grady County February 7 Peach County February 8 Toombs/Treutlen/Montgomery February 13 Cook County February 14 Crisp County February 15 Colquitt County February 20 Sumter County February 21 Thomas County February 22 Laurens County March 7 Ben Hill/Irwin/Wilcox Counties March 12 Mitchell County March 13 Berrien County March 14 Dougherty […] Read More ..read more

The Georgia pecan harvest is well underway and many growers are not pleased with what they’re finding. Overall the state crop is off by about 1/3 of what was expected according to many growers. The region in extreme southern Georgia and east Georgia through which Hurricane Idalia passed is suffering from a further, storm-reduced crop […] Read More ..read more