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Bagged pecans sit in a line on the bottom of a wooden shelf. The new pecan research and promotion program has the authority to collect assessments for domestic and foreign grown pecans imported into the U.S. USDA announced the industry members on the new APPB

by Andrea Herbst From the Farm

How to Sidestep Financial Pressures in 2024

If you haven’t already, now is a good time to evaluate your goals for 2024 and develop a financial plan that can adapt to what lies ahead. The profitability of orchards will be impacted by several external variables going into the spring season, including variable market conditions and pressures from pests and diseases, which are...

A barrel full of inshell pecans with a metal scooper resting on top of the nuts.

by Andrea Herbst From the Farm

Resources for Pecan Growers to Overcome Financial Challenges

With the start of the fall season just around the corner, pecan growers are looking forward to the 2023 harvest. Growers have had to contend with extreme heat, disease pressure from pecan scab, bacteria in the more humid climates, and damage from insects. And that’s on top of a historically unpredictable market where interest rates...