Pecan
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Written By: Emily Cabrera, IPM Communications CoordinatorExpert Source: Andrew Sawyer, Southeast District Area Pecan Agent After a year of thoughtful planning and collaboration, young pecan trees have finally been planted in what will serve as both long-term research plots and short-term demonstration plots at the University of Georgia Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center in…
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Written By: Emily Cabrera, UGA IPM Communications CoordinatorExpert Source: Andrew Sawyer, Southeast Georgia Area Pecan Agent This winter researchers will begin a series of trials to help identify better management practices for pecan growers in Georgia. New pecan trees will be planted at the University of Georgia Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center in Toombs…
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Written By: Emily Cabrera Expert Sources: Angel Acebes-Doria, Brett Blaauw, Shimat Joseph, and Will Hudson, Extension entomologists Early Monitoring If you are a pecan grower, monitoring efforts for ambrosia beetle should begin now, especially if you are planting new trees or have trees less than three years in your orchard. Young trees are at particular…
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There has been a lot of hype about using newer web-connected technologies to carryout field scouting and surveys in agricultural commodities. In a feature article in the October 2014 issue of Growing Georgia, Allison Floyd provides an overview of new project funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture that will evaluate how Google Glass technologies can…