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 […]
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny Wells fears Georgia’s pecan crop will fail to meet initial production projections by as much as 20 million pounds. Instead of the 110 to 120 million pounds […]
Law enforcement officers all over Southwest Georgia and North Florida had to deal with reports of large trees falling onto roadways during stormy weather in the early evening of June 30. Many people in Bainbridge […]
By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Too much, and then too little, rain left Georgia pecan growers with smaller and, sometimes, empty nuts this season. The small size of […]
Scientific studies have suggested pecans help fight disease, are powerful antioxidants and heart-healthy, and help stabilize weight loss by serving as a healthy snack in-between meals, according to the Georgia Pecan Commission. Researchers from the […]
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