TPGA Expects Full House for Upcoming Conference, Trade Show
The Texas Pecan Growers Association anticipates a full house at its July 10-13 95th Annual Conference and Trade Show at the Embassy Suites and Conference Center in San Marcos. In mid-May, over 160 hotel rooms were already reserved and the trade show was almost sold out. The educational program will provide timely snapshots of current...
Read moreExamining New Concepts With Soil Health and Pecan Orchards
I recently was asked to discuss improving soil and root health in pecan orchards at the Comanche County Pecan Workshop in Texas. During my research on this topic, I discovered that soil cover, soil disturbance and plant diversity are often overlooked, but are critical in the production of pecans. There is a lot of literature...
Read moreGrowers vs. Processors: Who’s Making the Money?
Recently while I was out grocery shopping with my wife, we ran across a display of pecans and while there was nothing new or exciting about this display two things did catch my eye. These pecans were a pretty creamy gold color and not the mahogany brown that I was accustomed to seeing and they...
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Growers Asking ‘What Are These Insects?’
Over the past week or so I have had several questions concerning some insects that seem to line up and down the new growth of pecans and then run around the other side of the stem when disturbed. And along with producers’ curiosity of this critter is the question, “Do I need to treat for...
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Purely Pecans Pecan Butter launches flagship product
Valdosta, GA — April 18, 2016 — A project that began some 3 years ago with the goal to create a nut butter made from pecans has come to fruition. Purely Pecans is a newly launched brand, bringing to the market a smooth and creamy butter made from 100 percent pecans. There are no additives,...
Read moreTexas A&M Pecan Orchard History
The first Texas A&M pecan orchard was established in the early 1900s by E.J. Kyle, then Professor of Horticulture and instructor of the HORT 418 Pecan Class. The trees were at the northwest corner of campus at the intersection of FM 60 and Union Pacific Railroad. The planting remained until removal for construction of the...
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Georgia Hosts 51st Conference and Trade Show
Georgia pecan growers gathered in late March for education and interaction with commercial exhibitors at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. The event was the association’s 51st annual conference, which drew a hefty crowd of both large and small growers. GPGA President Brad Ellis presided over the two-day gathering that was launched with a golf...
Read moreTo Feed or Not to Feed — Foliar Fertilizers
The water-soluble fertilizer industry is alive and well. Unverified sources place the annual gross sales of water-soluble fertilizers around the world at $12.2 billion dollars, involving over 13 million tons of products used worldwide each year. Water-soluble fertilizers may be used in injection systems in greenhouses, nurseries, orchards, livestock feeding systems, and row crop production...
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