On Tuesday, Vice President of the United States Mike Pence met with Southwest Georgia farmers whose crops were impacted by Hurricane Michael. Pence was accompanied on the tour by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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