
A Season of Harvest, Thanksgiving, & Optimism
It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year unlike any other. From the escalation of a global pandemic and its impacts on our businesses and families to a contentious election season and unrest in many cities, this year has been full of the unexpected. It has required new levels of understanding, adaptability, and...
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2020 Marketing Guide — November 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...
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November 2020 Classifieds
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: (2) 4224 Cleaners, 244s Cracker, Shell Aspirator, 8042 Harvester, 2158 shaker, 2138 shaker. (580)-795-3394. FOR SALE: ’93 OMC shaker, ’93 Orchard Rite shaker,...
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OSU Study Links Nut Firmness and Weevil Infection
Shell hardening is a natural defense that nut crops have to ward off insects, fungal infections, and to lock in moisture; however, this is a research topic that has drawn little attention in pecans. Previous research in pistachio demonstrates that shell-hardening fits the Gompertz non-linear model perfectly with a similar growth curve for kernel development....
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Holiday Trail Map Guides Customers to Pecans
As many growers rush to shake their trees and harvest their new crop this November, state growers associations and other industry organizations work to provide as much support as they can—whether that be by connecting producers to disaster relief and coronavirus aid or helping them find new ways to market their pecans. In its own...
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Letter from Editor: Happy Thanksgiving & Harvest
Dear readers, I’m dreaming of a Thanksgiving feast at the moment. Roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and, of course, pecans—in a pie, a casserole, or a snack mix. I’m counting down the days. Thanksgiving this year may look different than those in the past. Many of us won’t be able to celebrate with all of...
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Cleaning & Drying Your Pecans Can Impact Your Profits
Well, it must be time to harvest pecans. For the last few months, spotting a squirrel, crow, or pig in the orchard was an uncommon event, but now a trip to the orchard almost guarantees a photo-op for a few crows or squirrels, and even though you may not see a pig, you can sure...
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The Nut Curculio: A Lesser Known Pecan Pest
Broad knowledge of the arthropod pests attacking pecans enhances one’s pest management in pecan orchards. When the focus is on the major pests we are familiar with, we miss detecting signs and symptoms of minor pests. Even though minor pests cause little economic injury to the tree or crop, occasionally their numbers and subsequent damage...
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What is Pecan “Super Scab”?
Pecan “super scab” is everywhere from central Texas to the East to the Atlantic Ocean. This foliage and shuck disease was selected, isolated, propagated, and increased over many years by the use of outstanding foliar fungicide sprays, which prevented reproduction of 99.9 percent of the normal pecan scab fungus. Unfortunately, the resistant 0.1 percent strain...
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