TPGA Hosting 89th Annual Conference and Trade Show
The Texas Pecan Growers Association will host its 89th Annual Conference and Trade Show, July 11-14 at the new Embassy Suites in San Marcos. The conference includes two full days of educational programming and will conclude with a half-day orchard tour. Hotel accommodations at the Embassy Suites may be reserved by calling 512-392-6450. The group...
Read moreSpecialty Crop Assistance Available For Native Producers
The pecan industry in Louisiana is comprised of both native and improved varieties. The native trees concentrated along the Mississippi and Red River deltas account for approximately 80 percent of the state’s annual production. Point Coupee Parish (Louisiana) has the largest population of natives in the state, often producing over 4 million pounds in an...
Read moreBasic Four for the Pecan
Pecan growing is not a simple task. For trees to grow and bear quality nuts, over 100 different challenges must go right. Pecan growers know one needs a warm climate, deep well-drained soil, a lot of money, the desire to grow pecans, and good management. There are 4 absolutely essential management tasks that we must...
Read moreCastro Provided Unequaled Contribution to Mexican Industry
RUBEN CASTRO MEDINA Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico 1941 – 2010 Ing. Ruben Castro Medina, long-time Director of CONAFRUT for all of Mexico, passed away on May 8, 2010. Few individuals have contributed more to the culture of pecans than Ruben Castro. In the 1970s and ‘80s, Castro, as Director of CONAFRUT/Pecans in northern Mexico, supervised over...
Read moreLivestock and Pecans? No!
Most of you probably don’t realize that most of the early part of my life was spent as a cowboy. I was born on a 300,000-acre cattle ranch in California in 1949. The farm I grew up on in Arizona also operated several thousands of acres of desert range and my family currently operates a...
Read moreMac Gilliat Made Statewide Impact On Texas Industry
Mac Gilliat Real County Extension Agent Leakey, Texas 1942 – 2010 Mac Gilliat, long time Real County Extension Agent at Leakey, Texas, passed away on April 25, 2010. Mac was a life member of the Texas Pecan Growers Association and a great friend of pecans. Early in his career, he conducted establishment demonstrations which proved...
Read moreOptimistic Crowd Gathers For Gpga Meet
The Georgia Pecan Growers Association enjoyed an enthusiastic turnout for its recent annual meeting in Perry, Georgia, and speakers shared some helpful insight into issues that Georgia producers are facing. USDA’s Bruce Wood led off the program by reporting on a study focused on orchard thinning. “One of the most common mistakes is delaying thinning,”...
Read moreJim Bennett, West Texas Pecan Pioneer, Passes Away
Jim Bennett Belding Farms Manager Fort Stockton, Texas 1922 – 2010 Jim (James Elton) Bennett, manager of Belding Farms in Fort Stockton, Texas, for 27 years, passed away on April 30, 2010 at the age of 87. Jim was a quiet strong man who provided outstanding pecan leadership for the state of Texas and the...
Read moreGeorgia Industry Energized, Planting And Renovating
The attitude in Georgia about pecans is not the same today as it was 10 years ago. A strong grower market in recent years has generated an optimistic outlook and thousands of acres of new trees are being planted. Not only have several thousand acres of new trees been planted over the past 5 years,...
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