Letter from the Editor: “Welcoming 2022”

Dear readers, Happy New Year! We’ve made it to 2022. This past year low production strengthened the market and brought higher prices for many growers. But still, those prices are not enough to ease concerns for the coming 2022 crop and harvest. Industry members face rising input costs, continued logistics and labor issues, and much…

Time is money. Time flies. Time waits for no one. Time changes everything. Time is running out. Popular sayings about time are abundant because we talk about time a lot. We talk about time a lot because we frequently have one eye on time as we go about life. One year ago, my own time…

Peru is well-known for being an important producer and exporter of agricultural products such as blueberries, avocados, asparagus, grapes, and citrus, but it is not common to hear about Peru being a pecan producer. Pecan is not only grown in Peru, but it is also a historical crop whose origin goes back to the late…

Pecan South January 2022 advertisers share their products and services between the pages of this issue. Below, we present a full list of our January 2022 advertisers and their contact information.

Every year, the American Pecan Council, as the Federal Marketing Order (FMO) for the U.S. pecan industry, creates a marketing policy statement that includes recaps and projections for the upcoming fiscal year. These marketing policy statements are approved each year during the August Council meeting in preparation for the pecan industry’s new fiscal year beginning…

In the article “Soil Health: Does your orchard need a checkup?” from Pecan South’s June 2019, Dr. Charlie Graham wrote about the importance of fungi for improved soil health. The article did a great job explaining the different types of soil fungi and their benefits. However, you may still be asking yourself why fungi are…

Recently I had a discussion with some colleagues about when the pecan growing season actually ends. That might seem like a very simple question to answer for a grower: harvest is the end of the growing season. True enough. But from the tree’s perspective, when is it really over? When has the dormant season truly…

USDA Announces Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Partnership Initiative On Sept. 29, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced they are considering using the $30 billion Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) next year to pay for large-scale pilot programs to scale up farm and forestry practices that help mitigate climate change. “Our work will be voluntary and incentive-based,” Agriculture Secretary Tom…

In our last article, we shared the various marketing activations we’ve engaged in this past year to reach the eyes and minds of a crucial audience—health professionals and registered dieticians. These individuals educate and engage with consumers as experts in health, nutrition, and wellness; they advise people on what to eat. So, by reaching them,…

The December 2021 Classifieds feature available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the December 2021 issue.

Consumers now more than ever are looking for further knowledge about their food. Food safety is a global expectation to do business, but that expectation has shifted to include sustainability as well. Customers want to know the company and people behind their food, understand its employee safety protocols, see the chemicals used when growing the…

Dear readers, As we enter the holiday season, I like to reflect not on the difficulties of this past year but rather on the moments of joy. The market returned stronger, growers across the country reported higher crop quality, and some industry members gathered in person again. Although many challenges await us—as they always do—we…

Pecan South December 2021 advertisers share their products and services between the pages of this issue. Below, we present a full list of our December 2021 advertisers and their contact information.

The agri-food industry, including pecans, is constantly changing. Changes come in the form of new system implementations, government regulations, and new technologies that have evolved throughout the supply chain. For organizations to embrace and align with these changes, it often means a new way of doing things and a behavior change for employees at all…

We are all familiar with the concept that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Managing insects attacking pecan is no different considering that the same squeaky pests get the proverbial grease. Pecan foliage laden with aphid honeydew and chlorotic spots elicited by the black pecan aphid cannot be ignored nor can those pecan kernels laid…

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reaching out to pecan producers, importers, and handlers to provide information regarding the Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information Order, 7 CFR 1223, (Order) and the American Pecan Promotion Board (APPB), which administers the program. The Order became effective on February 12, 2021, which established a research and…

With the Northern Hemisphere harvest completed, the world tree nut production for the 2021/2022 season has been forecasted at about five million metric tons (kernel basis, except pistachios inshell), down by 8 percent from 2020/21, but yet following the last decade growing trend and above the 2011/12-2019/20 volumes. Between 2011/12 and 2021/22, tree nut production…

We’re entering the busiest time of year and one of the best for a quick orchard photo op. We’re excited to announce the fourth year of Pecan South’s annual photo contest. In the 2020 contest, Jorge Jalife submitted the winning photo taken by Vero Zertuche. The magical photo of a Monarch butterfly resting on a…

Dear Readers, Almost every year at this time I find myself wondering where all those days have gone. There’s no melancholy—usually just an observation that time passes so quickly we don’t even notice. This year feels different, though.  The days continue to fly by as they do. But this year, much like 2020, has moved…

Reaching the eyes and minds of health professionals is crucial to gain a competitive advantage in the health and food marketplace. APC contracted with Eat Well Global to help boost pecans in the health and nutrition arena. The strategic goal for APC’s marketing activities through Eat Well Global was “to increase top-of-mind awareness of pecans…

The November 2021 Classifieds feature available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the November 2021 issue.

Pecan South November 2021 advertisers share their products and services between the pages of this issue. Below, we present a full list of our November 2021 advertisers and their contact information.

At the Arizona Pecan Growers Association’s Conference at the end of August, three local producers gathered for a “Grower’s Panel,” during which they explained their hedging and pruning programs. These producers used video and PowerPoint slides to further expound on their discussion. I remember one of the producers mentioned, “The pecan trees get used to…

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 2021 crop.