What is potential impact on pecan of invasive pests?
As the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Program Specialist for pecan IPM, it has been my job to work with producers on their various pest management problems; however, in addition to dealing with some of the more common pest problems, I also try and keep my eyes on the horizon for potential or invasive pests that...
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Native Pecans: a history of tree growth and yield
One of the jobs I look forward to each fall is shaking trees in our native grove. Driving from tree to tree with the shaker gives me the opportunity check tree health, and as I shake the tree, the sound of nuts hitting the tractor’s roof gives me a good feel for this year’s production....
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Pecan Variety Identification
Many situations arise that call for identifying a pecan tree and variety. Orchards are bought or inherited, sometimes with no map or planting plan of what was planted. People identify exceptional trees that they want to identify or name. Growers with a young orchard may discover trees producing nuts different from what they bought. Buyers...
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Golden Peanut Acquires Harrell Nut Company
CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2014 – Golden Peanut Company LLC, a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), announced today that it has acquired the processing facilities and certain assets of the Harrell Nut Company, one of the country’s leading processors and shellers of pecans. Reflecting the company’s continuing expansion of its product portfolio, Golden...
Read moreAmerican Pecan Board provides update on marketing order effort
The American Pecan Board (APB) was established in May 2013 as an organization to represent all segments of the pecan industry, including those whose livelihood involved the growing, handling, processing and marketing of pecans. After consultation with USDA in Washington, the APB decided, in December of last year, to go before the industry and propose...
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Marketing order sessions continue
USDA Under Secretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs Edward Avalos recently told an audience of pecan growers gathered in New Mexico that insisting on always doing things the way your fathers did them is not a path to success. “Nothing ever stays the same. If you want to be successful, you must change. It is...
Read morePecan Harvest 2014 at A&M
The Texas pecan harvest for 2014 is well underway except for the far West. Last winter was the coldest sustained weather in Texas without a warm “Indian Summer” in my 44 years at Texas A&M. At College Station, we received more than 900 hours of winter chilling below 45 degrees F from October to March....
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