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SOUTH GEORGIA AREA PECAN PRODUCER MEETINGS

Extension Education

Elvin Andrews
Naylor

Abstract

Commercial pecan production generates significant income to the Farm Gate value of the agriculture industry in the South Georgia counties of Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Lanier and Lowndes. The 2008 Georgia Farm Gate Value Report shows 11,000 acres of pecans grown with a farm value of $12,750,000. Two large pecan nurseries also provide added value to this still growing industry. Extension agents in these five Georgia counties realized the educational meetings that pecan producers would need to help keep them up to date on new varieties, fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and production practices to produce top yields. This has to be done while trying to reduce rapidly increasing cost of labor, chemicals, fuel and machinery. Extension agents working in cooperation with two pecan producers for meeting locations, pecan extension specialists and agribusiness industry conduct a spring meeting in March and an early summer meeting in June for pecan growers to receive the latest pecan production information. These meetings have a registration history of attendance of over 50 at the spring meeting and 75 in attendance at the early summer meeting. This Extension cooperation with growers helps to increase awareness on working with each other conducting research plots, field trials, improving production practices and answering questions on pecan production problems.

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Authors: C. Willis, J. Price, J. Whiddon, G. Nichols, E. L. Andrews, T. Flanders, J. Shealey, J. Brock, L. Wells, W. Hudson
  1. Willis, C. Couty Extension Agent, University of Georgia, Georgia, 31603
  2. Price, J. County Extension Agent, University of Georgia, Georgia, 31603
  3. Whiddon, J. County Extension Coordinator, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Georgia, 31643
  4. Nichols, G. County Extension Agent, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Georgia, 31643
  5. Andrews, E. County Extension Coordinator, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Georgia, 31635
  6. Flanders, T. County Extension Coordinator, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Georgia, 31639
  7. Shealey, J. County Extension Coordinator, University of Gerogia Cooperative Extension, Georgia, 31648
  8. Brock, J. Pecan Team, University of Georgia, Georgia, 31493
  9. Wells, L. Pecan Team, University of Georgia, Georgia, 31793
  10. Hudson, W. Pecan Team, University of Georgia, Georgia, 31793