Late-Season Weevil Emergence Causes Problems For Texas

In case you are thinking that you recently read an article on pecan weevil in this column, you’re right; see the September 2009 issue, Page 24. The reason that prompted this second article on pecan weevil in only a few months is that over the last six weeks I have heard numerous complaints on late…

Congratulations to all pecan growers who had a great crop on a big “on” year. Most of us did not fare so well. We had a terrible year in 2008 with a short crop and terrible prices, so we were all expecting this to be a comeback year. The crop looked great throughout much of…

The distance from the old to the new is not far—only about 100 yards or so—but visitors to Royalty Pecan Farm this fall surely think they’ve arrived at a completely different place. And they have, in some ways. The new Welcome Center at Royalty Pecan Farm officially opened on Oct. 1, a beautiful new building…