Marketing Guide 2026

Published from September through November, Pecan South‘s Marketing Guide provides a list of pecan buyers from across the industry who are looking to purchase nuts from the 2026 crop. Download the complete 2026 Marketing Guide from our September issue here.

Published from September through November, Pecan South‘s Marketing Guide provides a list of pecan buyers from across the industry who are looking to purchase nuts from the 2026 crop. Download the complete October 2026 Marketing Guide from our October issue here.

Fall is here! So much is happening across the industry; growers are checking their trees, and some are further along than others, but things are shifting into prepping for the harvest season. This year, to bring a little fun to the 2026 harvest, we are bringing back our annual Harvest Photo Contest! We invite you…

Twilight signals the end of a long day across the pecan orchard, and the night shift crew is ready to clock in. One becomes three, then a dozen, and suddenly too many to count. A steady flicker of wings fills the air as these nocturnal predators move out of their lodges and into the orchard….

Texas is huge and in the context of growing pecans the growing areas can be broken up into four regions. Comprised of the north, east, central, and western regions, they make up the vast expanse of Texas as one of the top pecan-growing states in the United States. It’s no joke when you take the…

If you had told me 10 years ago that I would be farming pecans, I probably would not have believed you. Yet somehow that’s where I ended up, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Pecans are an American staple with a rich heritage, and I’m proud to be part of one of the best…

U.S. District Court Rules on Department of Labor’s 2025 Interim Final Rule On August 25, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a ruling determining that the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2025 Interim Final Rule (IFR), “Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in…

Food safety touches every part of the pecan industry. From the orchard and processing facilities to consumer tables, each step plays an important role in delivering a safe, high-quality product. The American Pecan Council has listened to your feedback around this key issue and have partnered with Knowledge Anywhere to create a new centralized food…

Arizona Pecan Growers Association Annual Conference provides opportunities to its state’s growers The Arizona Pecan Growers Association (APGA) held its Annual Conference at the end of August in Tucson, Arizona. The event opened with the Welcome Reception and Vendor Show, setting the tone for an engaging gathering. The conference also featured a wide range of…

The University of Georgia College of Engineering hosted the annual Pecan Post-Harvest Research Workshop on August 19-20 in Athens, GA. Nearly 120 participants from the southern U.S. and Mexico, as well as new attendees from Chicago and Massachusetts participated in this year’s workshop. The event opened with a special appearance by the Louisiana Pecan Festival…

I come before you today to ask for your indulgence as I remember my Momma!! Everyone has a Mother, and they are gem dandies, and most times they don’t get singled out, so why should my Mom be any different. No real reason, other than to share a bit of her life story of persistence,…

The October 2026 Classifieds feature available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the October 2026 issue.

October 1949 – August 2026 Hilary Joseph Langlois, Jr. departed this earthly life on Tuesday, August 25, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of friendship, knowledge, generosity, and devotion to family. He spent seventy-six years nurturing not only the land he loved but also meaningful relationships with the countless people whose lives he touched along the…

The September 2026 Classifieds feature available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the September 2026 issue.

SUMMARY Pecan weevils are a significant pest of pecan, causing damage through feeding on the nut. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) are beneficial organisms that cause high mortality to pecan weevil with studies showing a 1% survival rate of the pest after 2 years of nematode applications to the soil beneath the tree canopy. Methods of application…

Kellis Claude Berdoll was born in Austin, Texas on June 27, 1940, to Ivy and Claude Berdoll. He spent his childhood working with his dad and brothers in the farming business in and around the Garfield Community. The Berdoll brothers were known for their expert knowledge and ability in harvesting and plowing. Kellis developed an…

Virgil Ernest Haley passed away peacefully on July 29, 2026, at the age of 100. Virgil devoted his life to family, farming, and service. Born in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Virgil moved with his family to Roswell, New Mexico, where they farmed and operated Haley Green Valley Market. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War…

Pecan South September 2026 advertisers share their products and services between the pages of this issue. Below, we present a full list of our September 2026 advertisers and their contact information.   ACES Food Systems LLC American Pecan Promotion Board, 817-916-0020 Bergen Ag Innovations, Inc. , +1 432-788-4600 Big Star Hardware Durand-Wayland, Inc. Eastern Plains Insurance…

By the time September arrives, the pecan tree’s priorities are shifting, and with this shift, the tree’s physiology undergoes a change. Much of this change is related to nut maturity. The rapid nut growth of June and July has passed, shells have hardened, and we are entering the final stages of kernel filling and development….

International partnerships continue to play an increasingly important role in strengthening New Mexico agriculture. In March 2026, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) took another step toward expanding those relationships through the 2026 Director’s Innovation and Trade Mission to Argentina, a weeklong educational and trade-focused program designed to expose New Mexico agricultural stakeholders to…

No insect that attacks pecan is more appropriately named than the obscure scale (Melanaspis obscura). This cryptic pest is usually first noticed on pecan only after trees exhibit poor growth, sparse foliation or limb death. Although this topic has been covered many times in past issues of Pecan South, it is being addressed again because…

Sell pecans into India? When said that simply, it sounds like an easy enough task. Open a new international market for pecans thousands of miles away? Sounds a little more difficult. Working within the pecan industry for years to make sure each building block of developing a market is completed? That is the labor intensive,…

For years, pecans have earned their place as a beloved ingredient in home kitchens, holiday traditions and bakery favorites. But a significant opportunity remains largely untapped: food service. To help the industry better understand this complex channel and identify new opportunities to grow pecan usage, the American Pecan Promotion Board (APPB) hosted its first-ever Food…

At the 2026 Oklahoma Pecan Growers’ Association (OPGA) Annual Meeting & Trade Show, we had the opportunity to share recent findings from our USDA-supported research on one of the most challenging problems facing pecan growers—alternate bearing. Nearly every pecan producer has experienced years with heavy crops followed by years with very light production. While growers…