September 2020

CFAP 2 Brings More Relief to Pecan Growers

Expansion of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Begins Sept. 21 WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2020 – President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced up to an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Pecans are included in this second round...

APC Announces 2020 Election Results

The American Pecan Council (APC) announced the results for its 2020 Election on the evening of Sept. 1 via an emailed memo. This election marks the first since the start of the Federal Marketing Order. As required by the Order, all Council positions were up for nomination and election. Following the guidelines set forth by...

2020 Marketing Guide—September issue

Published from September through November, Pecan South‘s Marketing Guide provides a list of pecan buyers from across the industry who are looking to purchase nuts from the 2020 crop. Many pecan growers use this guide as a reference when looking for pecan buyers and processors. Spots fill up fast for the 2021 guide. If you’re a...

Letter from the Editor: Resources for Uncertain Times

Dear Readers, Harvest is upon us. Like every year, the pecan industry is rearing up to face the challenge head-on. Some growers in the central and southeastern regions are entering their orchards this month to shake trees and collect early varieties. Other producers, like those in the West, still have a while to go before...

Pecan Bacterial Leaf Scorch, Emerging & Dangerous Disease

Emerging diseases often cause serious economic damage due to a lack of knowledge about the causal pathogens and improper preparation of management strategies. A telltale example is the COVID-19 pandemic. Its global economic damage is unsurmised and our daily lifestyles have been interrupted and changed by this pandemic.  New, emerging diseases can also interrupt normal...

Industry Takes First Steps to Voluntary Quality Assurance Program

As mentioned in the American Pecan Council’s article featured in last month’s issue of Pecan South, the industry has moved forward with the creation of a voluntary quality assurance program. We will continue to provide readers with more information in upcoming articles as the program is further developed. In this initial article, we discuss the...

Pecan Zinc Deficiency Linked to Leaflets’ Zinc Levels

LEAFLET ANALYSIS is widely used by pecan growers to determine the Zn (zinc) status of their pecan trees. In most diagnostic laboratories, the zinc concentration of the leaflet of 50 to 100 or 60 to 100 parts per million zinc is considered sufficient. 1,4,10 Pecan trees with less than 20 ppm Zn in the leaflets...

The Pecan Crop Corner — September 2020

Pecan South’s Pecan Newsletter will be kicking off this month, because of that, the 2020 Crop Corner will go on hiatus. If you’d like to continue to receive crop updates and market news throughout harvest, subscribe to the Pecan Newsletter. The Pecan Newsletter provides weekly news and information gathered from across the industry. Once the...

September 2020 Advertisers

5 Late-Season Tips for Your Pecan Crop

We are now in the home stretch for the 2020 pecan growing season. Hopefully, at this point, you have done what was required to grow and protect a good crop. But it’s not over quite yet. There are still a few things left to consider as we move into September in order to get the...

4 Questions to Consider When Introducing New Ag Tech

You have your technology plan—if you don’t, go read West Coast Nut’s “Preparing Your Orchard for Ag Tech”—and you’re ready to dive into some new tech this season to help you make your harvest and management the best and most efficient it has ever been. You’ve done the hard part and chosen which new technology...

Pecan Industry Incentives Can Attract Consumers

If this year has not taught us anything else, it has taught us that we live in an ever-changing world. To be successful, we need each other. From growers to accumulators to shellers, we all need to be on the same page for not only marketing pecans but also educating consumers.  Recently, I sat through...

Classifieds for September 2020 Issue

PECAN TREES: Bareroot Western Schley, Wichita, and Pawnee pecan trees, (Riverside Rootstock).  For information, call Pena’s Pecan Nursery, 3 miles south of Las Cruces, NM 88047; 575-525-9062. Used Savage equipment for sale: Savage machines 5132 Blower, (2) 8261 Harvesters, 8042 Harvester, (2) Shell Blowers, (5) Crackers 244S (refurbished), Sprayer 5737, V-Sweeper 7520, Dehuller 3532, Sheller...