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By Clint Thompson Scab disease resistance remains the No. 1 attribute that University of Georgia (UGA) pecan breeder Patrick Conner looks for when breeding for new pecan varieties. Fungicide costs remain high. Market prices remain unpredictable, though they were devastatingly low last year for Southeast growers. Producers need Conner, a professor of horticulture in the UGA College of Agricultural and …
By Clint Thompson Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series featuring land-grant universities and technological advancements. The University of Georgia (UGA) has invested time, money and manpower to become a breeding ground for ag innovation. Whether it is through the Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture (IIPA), which launched in 2022, or the UGA Grand Farm, which broke …
Georgia grape producers should mark their calendars for upcoming meetings, to be hosted by the University of Georgia (UGA) Extension Viticulture Team. Topics to be covered include best practices for shoot thinning, muscadine spacing, spotted lanternfly management and key regulatory changes involving Mancozeb and the Endangered Species Act. The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 14 at the UGA …
By Clint Thompson The most recent release of the U.S. Drought Monitor indicates dry conditions worsening and expanding across the Southeast, especially in Alabama, Georgia and North Florida. It is also not a surprising development since this is the dry time of year, according to Pam Knox, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension agricultural climatologist. “It is the driest time of …
By Clint Thompson Southeast grape producers should be mindful of Pierce’s Disease (PD) potentially developing in their respective vineyards. Sarah Lowder, University of Georgia (UGA) viticulture Extension specialist, highlighted in the UGA Viticulture Blog that the disease is more likely to show up later in the season. “Generally, the first symptom to show up is marginal necrosis on the leaves. …
By Clint Thompson An excessive amount of rainfall throughout South Georgia in recent weeks will lead to some pecans falling prematurely. Lenny Wells, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension pecan specialist, cautioned growers in the UGA Pecan Extension Blog that the recent rains have come during shell hardening. It will lead to “nuts hitting the ground over the next week or …
By Clint Thompson The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working to ensure pesticides remain a viable source of protection for farmers and their crops. That’s the message Taylor Singleton, University of Georgia assistant professor and Extension sustainability specialist, is preaching to growers at county meetings and different crop events, which included last week at the Southern Peanut Growers Conference in …
By Clint Thompson Lenny Wells, University of Georgia Extension pecan specialist, believes a recent 85 million-pound estimate of Georgia’s pecan crop this year is not far off, though various factors can still cause that number to decrease or increase by the time harvest season rolls around. The yield estimate of Georgia’s crop was made at the recent Tri-State pecan meeting …
By Clint Thompson One University of Georgia scientist is hoping his beloved canine can help pecan growers sniff out new profits in the form of truffles. Tim Brenneman, a plant pathologist with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, is training “Goldie,” a Lagotto Romagnolo, to sniff out and find truffles hidden in pecan orchards. Truffles are …
By Clint Thompson Citrus producers in the Cold-Hardy Citrus Region must be mindful of citrus rust mites (CRM) amid the warm, humid climate in the region. Mary Sutton, University of Georgia (UGA) assistant professor and citrus Extension specialist, implores growers in North Florida, South Georgia and South Alabama to be proactive in managing the populations which are currently high. “They …
