Hurricane Irma, downgraded to a tropical storm when it entered the state, damaged about 30 percent of Georgia’s pecan crop, and the storm’s effects could linger into next growing season, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells. Most of Georgia’s 2017 pecan crop has been harvested, and Wells estimates the state’s yields to be… Read More »
Contrary to popular belief, pecans that fall on the public right of way are not public property. The pecans belong to the owner of the tree, regardless of where they fall. On Wednesday, Decatur County Sheriff Wiley Griffin posted a warning on facebook to those that may be tempted to collect those nuts that have fallen on the… Read More »
Irma’s destructive path blew through Georgia’s pecan crop, but the destruction could have been much worse, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells. All orchards experienced some damage from the storm that moved through Georgia on Monday, Sept. 11. Nuts were blown out of trees, limbs were broken and at least a few trees… Read More »
Whigham businessman Eric Cohen has been nominated to the prestigious UGA Alumni 40 under 40 list for 2016. Mr. Cohen, a lifelong southwest Georgia resident, is a local businessman with national interests in the Pecan industry. He and his brother, Rob, own and operate several businesses in southwest Georgia, including Pecan Ridge Plantation, which specifically markets Pecan Oil and Pecan… Read More »
By Merritt Melancon University of Georgia After ending 2015 with some record-breaking warm and wet weather, Georgia’s fruit and tree nut farmers are concerned that the lack of chill hours and soggy soil could damage their crops. Most of December averaged about 10 degrees above normal temperatures across the state, and many parts of Georgia saw 8 to… Read More »