
Third stimulus check: Here’s what to expect
President Joe Biden signed the new $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, titled the American Rescue Plan, on March 11. This massive bill includes an extra $300 in unemployment through Sept. 6, funding for vaccines, expanding the child tax credit for low-income families, increasing SNAP benefits, expanding an employee retention tax credit, and a new stimulus...
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January 2021 Position Report Shows Post-Holiday Slump
The American Pecan Council published the January 2021 Pecan Industry Position Report at the end of February, adding further context to a turbulent crop year and providing data on exports, inventory, and availability. With harvest complete, pecan producers in the Northern Hemisphere prepare their orchards and businesses for the next crop. Hedging, planting new trees,...
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March 2021 Classifieds
The March 2021 Classifieds feature available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the March 2021 issue. Container grown pecan trees: Western Schley and Wichita on Burkett and Riverside rootstock. Serving Las Cruces area. Les Finley, PO Box 216, Dona Ana, NM 88032...
Read moreRemembering Pecan Industry Members
Back in mid-January, the pecan industry lost two long-time and dedicated members. Pecan South remembers them here. Sherman Richardson: Louisiana pecan grower, Sherman Richardson, 61, passed away on Jan. 17, 2021 from complications following heart surgery. Sherman was born September 10, 1959 in Covington, Louisiana. He is the son of John Wilson and Elouise Arnold...
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Argentina’s pecan industry, a thriving and growing sector
Pecan cultivation in Argentina goes back to the 19th century when Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, an Argentine politician, writer, teacher, journalist, military, and statesman, brought the first seeds to the country when he returned from his trip to the United States, where he was ambassador. However, it was not until the end of the 20th century...
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March 2021 Advertisers
Pecan South March 2021 advertisers share their products and services between the pages of this issue. Below, our staff presents a full list of our March 2021 advertisers and their contact information.
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How to increase the soil organic matter in your pecan orchard
Many of you will soon receive the lab analysis results of your winter-time soil samples. If you haven’t already collected your soil samples, let me encourage you that it might not be too late in early March to do this. However, I would recommend that you do it before you start applying fertilizers for the...
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The Crop Corner—March 2021
The Crop Corner returns in our March 2021 issue with seasonal updates. Created and published by Pecan South editors, The Pecan Newsletter provides weekly harvest and market updates from September through January by compiling reports from growers and market information from reliable sources worldwide. The Crop Corner follows these same standards and technique, and provides...
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Letter from the Publisher, 2021
Dear Readers, Each March issue of Pecan South starts a new volume for the magazine. This year is volume 54. Over half a century of bringing pecan knowledge and communication to the industry and it has always been our honor to do so. Continuing in that tradition, this month’s issue brings you timely information about...
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IC-DISC & Lowering Your Business’ Tax Burden
Clients routinely ask us, “What can I do to lower the tax burden from my business?” Generally, the answer falls into the category of increasing expenses or investing more money into their business. However, in certain circumstances, the Tax Code allows for specific tax planning to aid businesses in certain areas. One such area is...
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Third-party study shows the FMO works, importance to industry
In 2016, the American Pecan industry approved a Federal Marketing Order (FMO). The purpose of the marketing order was to implement five critical areas. These included Marketing/Promotion, Research, Grades & Standards, Data & Statistics, and Compliance. The American Pecan Council DOES NOT AND CANNOT DO THE FOLLOWING: set prices, buy/sell product, and set tariffs. Unfortunately,...
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Make the most of your airblast sprayer, your most valuable orchard asset
For anyone attempting to grow pecans for profit, the only essential piece of equipment for accomplishing that task is an airblast sprayer. Well, you also need a tractor to pull it through the orchard and power the pump on PTO-type machines, so that’s really two essential pieces of equipment. Every other piece of equipment used...
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Overwintering Pecan Pests: Where are they now?
A cold winter day in a leafless pecan orchard rarely conjures images of insects and all the damage they can do to pecans. But with the days flying by and spring almost here, the insects will be back. At least it seems that way, even though most never left. The majority of the pecan pests...
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