by Matt Lollar | Sep 8, 2023
Hurricane Idalia hit the Big Bend of Florida last week causing damage to a variety of crops. While some areas may have been devastated by flooding, fruit and nut trees were mainly affected by heavy winds. Usually, younger trees are more susceptible to being blown...
by Matthew Orwat | Jun 30, 2023
Pecans have long been an important and high-value agricultural crop, and that hasn’t changed as we progress through the 21st century. Pecans are native to the USA and Mexico, with their natural habitat being riverbanks and floodplains west of the Mississippi River...
by Robbie Jones | Jul 2, 2021
One common question I have received over the years is, “I have these pecan trees and I want to get them back into production, what should I do?” According to Dr. Pete Anderson, UF/IFAS Emeritus Horticulture Specialist, most of Florida’s pecan trees are in orchards...
by Matt Lollar | Jan 15, 2021
Whether you are starting an orchard or planting a few pecan trees to diversify your small farm, there are a number of things you should consider first such as recommended cultivars (cultivated varieties), tree spacing, and nutrition. Although there are a lot of...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 15, 2019
This week’s featured video was produced by the Weather Channel to share the stories of Bud Baggett, Jackson County Crop Farmer, and a Georgia Pecan Grower, who are still trying to pick up the pieces of their devastated operations five months after Hurricane...
by Peter C. Andersen | Nov 2, 2018
Pete Andersen, Horticulture Specialist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy The pecan (Carya illinoenensis, family Juglandaceae) is native to the Mississippi floodplain of North America. Pecan trees are not well adapted to withstand hurricane...
