Southeast
Fertilizer prices are high, but pecan prices to growers aren't. Using cover crops and skipping an input year might be an option to make up the difference.
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Taking place in Shawnee, the free, one-day workshop will include information on record keeping, pest management, spray calibration and more.
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Growers with previous ambrosia beetle infestations and those with young trees are encouraged to begin their spray programs.
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Winter months were warmer than normal, and the spring and summer months were cooler than normal. This reversal in temperatures resulted in losses for growers.
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Supporting students in pecan-growing regions of the state, Georgia Pecan Growers Association announced its 7th Annual Scholarship Award.
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After reporting no payroll in order to pay lower workers' compensation rates and other illegal activities, the labor contractor has been arraigned on 15 felony counts of insurance fraud, grand theft and tax evasion.
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About 4-6% of pecan meat is unusable because it is too small or was damaged in the shelling process, making valuable pecan halves only 48% of meat collected.
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Following the season's challenges, the 2021 crop could be the shortest crop the state has seen since 2006, and well below the July estimate of 85 million pounds.
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