April 2020

APC Membership Election Begins, Here’s How to Cast Your Vote

Pecan industry members recently nominated eligible candidates for membership on the American Pecan Council (Council) for the 2020-2024 term of office. The voting period for elections is from April 15 through May 15. The Council will mail an election ballot to all industry members who are on record with the Council within the respective regions....

Successful Grafts Take a Careful Craft

Successfully grafting is a meticulous process that requires the producer to develop their craft. Before embarking on this mission, one should consider some essential factors when grafting or budding to propagate a pecan tree. Depending on the pecan growing region, orchard design, or planning phase, the pecan producer will choose a rootstock first—based on its...

Your Federal Marketing Order at Work

It has been a year and a half since the American Pecan Council hired a permanent executive director with full-time staff. In that time, we have undergone a thorough Strategic Planning process and have implemented numerous programs that benefit the pecan industry as a whole. The industry’s unified labor is coming to fruition. The encouraging...

The Role of Social Influence on Pecan Trial Willingness in China

In this issue of Pecan South, we continue our discussion of the factors that drive pecan trial willingness and consumption in China. We specifically discuss the impact of national culture on social influences and how they in turn impact trial willingness as it relates to pecans. While the importance of these relationships is well established...

North Carolina Pecan Growers Gather for 2020 Workshop

Over 120 North Carolina pecan growers assembled on Feb. 8, 2020, at the new Maxwell Agricultural Center in Goldsboro, North Carolina, for the North Carolina Pecan Growers Association’s 26th Annual Educational Workshop. The association presented a jam-packed educational event that included both classroom presentations and an orchard demonstration. Incoming NCPGA president John Taylor kicked off...

Here Comes the Sun

As a new pecan growing season begins in earnest, I hope you have your management plan for the new year firmly in your mind. Now is the time to think about the moments where you dropped the ball or the things you did not do so hot on. Perhaps you were late with a spray...

The National Pecan Federation Announces a Proposed New Research and Promotion Program for Domestic and Imported Pecans

All Participants in the Pecan Industry:   The National Pecan Federation (NPF), the advocacy group for the Pecan Industry in Washington, D.C., has been working with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a new Research and Promotion Program for the pecan industry. This new program would assess both domestic and imported pecans to...

April 2020 Advertisers

Pecan Tree Thinning: An Essential Task to Maintain Pecan Production

 Pecan tree thinning is one of the most challenging operations a pecan grower must accomplish in their orchard’s lifetime. Taking out 50 percent of the trees when they begin to crowd is truly mission impossible. Consequently, many growers, if not all, put off tree thinning and wait year after year until the trees are so...

Mexican Pecans’ Marketing Journey Has Just Begun

Pecan nut production in Mexico has been growing steadily over the last decade from 77,000 metric tons (169,755,942 pounds) in 2010 to 171,000 metric tons (376,990,468 pounds) in 2019. This growth represents a 122 percent increase in volume; according to the Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR) in the 2015-2019 period, it has a value of...

Classifieds for the April 2020 Issue

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Nature’s Garbage Disposal Transforms Pecan Waste

The black soldier fly has been recognized globally for its ability to recycle organic waste and convert it to insect biomass and fertilizer. Most people in the southern United States may have seen this species in the adult or larval form in association with their compost pile or other organic waste. Adult black soldier flies...

Letter from the Editor: “A Beacon of Hope”

Dear readers, So much can change in a month. By the time you received the March issue, our office was already starting on this April edition and the world had entered into a pandemic. COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, has taken over our lovely planet and we are all battling it in our own way—whether...

Filled Coffee Bread

Filled Coffee Bread By Cynthia Diserens Yield: 2 Coffee Cakes | Bake time: 45 minutes Ingredients  Bread: 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 pkgs. dry yeast (2 ¼ tsp. = 1 pkg.)  1 cup milk ½ cup (1 stick) butter  ¼ cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs Filling: ¾ cup (11/2 sticks)...