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by Monte L. Nesbitt, Ph.D., Larry Stein, Ph.D., Amit Dhingra, Ph.D. Southeastern Shakings

Preserving Texas’ Pecan Legacy Part 3—Pressing Forward

The Texas state pecan show is an annual event that has declared a grand champion, best-in-the-state pecan every year since 1950 when the Texas Pecan Growers Association formalized a competitive judging process. It is testimony that “hope springs eternal” in the pecan business! Pecan shows have happened annually because pecan crops are produced every year...

Preserving Texas’ Pecan Legacy Part 2

The foundation of Texas’ pecan legacy is its vast presence of native pecan trees, yet as we noted in Part 1 of this series, Texas steadily transitioned to a predominantly improved pecan producing state from the 1950’s onward. Unreliable native market prices and the appeal of large and bright, improved pecan kernels for the high-priced...

Preserving Texas’ Pecan Legacy Part 1

Legacy is defined as “something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past” (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legacy). Legacies are often thought of as valuable, important, and worthwhile to hold or remember, even if they include hurt, loss, and sorrow. Unlike cotton, corn, and wheat industries that can vanish from the land forever in...