Georgia Pecan Industry Loses a Champion:Remembering Hilton Segler

摘要

Before I was hired as the Pecan Extension Specialist for University of Georgia, I worked for about three years or so as the Extension Agent in Dougherty County, Georgia. It can be difficult for new agents to break the ice with farmers, especially pecan farmers, and especially in a county where, for many years, much of the previous agent's time had been spent working with homeowners on primarily yard-based horticulture. My interest was always more with commercial agriculture than yards; so, in tryingto meet growers, I just wandered aimlessly around the county trying to catch farmers at their orchards.Needless to say, I only found a few that way. But one day, not long after my arrival, a gentleman came into the office and introduced himself as Hilton Segler.