Georgia remains the top pecan-producing state in the United States. With the majority of the 2017 harvest now complete, yields are estimated to be between 90 million and 100 million pounds of pecans! Read all about it here!
According to the University of Georgia pecan specialist Lenny Wells, 2017’s yield was better than last year’s. Overall I would guess (that the yield is) probably 10 to 20 million pounds better than last year, at least, for the state. And prices were as high as we’ve ever seen them.” Read more of the season’s…
From The Telegraph, October 22, 2014 A couple of major crops in Middle Georgia that aren’t so beholden to rainfall are pecans and peaches. Those two together are the largest crops in Peach and Taylor counties, where Jeff Cook is the extension agent for both. The two counties have about 11,000 acres of pecan trees…
From Georgia FACES By Sharon Dowdy University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences After leading the organization for seven years, director of University of Georgia Extension Beverly Sparks will retire June 30. Sparks leaves after 32 years working in Extension, first as an entomologist in Texas and Georgia, conducting research, publishing papers and…
From Growing Georgia Thursday, May 29th, 2014 The land grant university system was created to advance agriculture and mechanical sciences 150+ years ago. It’s been 100 years since the Smith-Lever Act was passed which lead to the establishment of Extension Offices across the country. Dr. Beverly Sparks: The land grant university system was created to…