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A variety of tree nuts in different glass jars.

by International Nut & Dried Fruit Council Studies

Nut intake may increase cognitive performance of older adults

May 19, 2021—A team of researchers from the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University, Australia, has studied the impact of consuming nuts on cognitive performance among older adults in the United States. The study included 1,814 participants all above the age of 60 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES)...

Top of mind recall for Pecans is low compared to other types of nuts. The pecan federal marketing orders look to raise this number.

by The American Pecan Council Industry Updates

Pecan Federal Marketing Order—the who, what, and why

The American Pecan Council (APC) is the Federal Marketing Order (FMO) for the U.S. pecan industry representing all pecan stakeholders across 15 growing states, from North Carolina to California, with USDA oversight. Industry came together in 2016 to create the pecan Federal Marketing Order to address the want and need to engage in widespread marketing...

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by Pecan South Staff Goods & Services

May 2021 Advertisers

Pecan South May 2021 advertisers share their products and services between the pages of this issue. Below, our staff presents a full list of our May 2021 advertisers and their contact information.

by Lenny Wells Southwest Notes

Your fungicide spray program can fight pecan scab and decrease production costs

Here in the southeastern United States, we commonly grow over 20 different pecan cultivars. These vary considerably from each other in any number of ways—size, shape, kernel percentage, shell-out potential, precocity, time of harvest, insect preference, and most notably for this article, pecan scab susceptibility. Since these cultivars vary so widely in their scab susceptibility,...

by Joshua Sherman Western Front

Before the nut—pecan flowering and pollination

As I am writing this in April, most pecan shoots around the western pecan production regions are expanding their leaves as flowering begins. Soon, now in May, the tiny promiscuous flowers will emerge and become receptive to the pollen floating in the wind. I have always been interested in how male and female flowers form...

Letter from the Editor graphic with a pecan background

by Catherine Clark Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: “The FMO referendum, helpful articles, and moving forward”

Dear Readers, As pecan trees continue to bud out, catkins and flowers follow, signaling the start of another nut set. Pollination and flowering also signal the beginning of a new growing season. This month we begin a new season filled with the same stresses and worries but also with the same hopes—a big crop, reasonable...

by David Shapiro-Ilan IPM Report

Organic approaches to managing aphids and lepidopterans in pecan

Summary: Pecan aphids benefit greatly from conserving natural enemies (lady beetles, lacewings, etc.) in the orchard. Applications of gibberellic acid lead to reductions in black pecan aphid populations. Grandevo® also contributes to reductions in black pecan aphid populations and conserves natural enemies. Entomopathogenic (insect-killing) fungi applied as a spray or incorporated as an endophyte show...

Bagged pecans sit in a line on the bottom of a wooden shelf. The new pecan research and promotion program has the authority to collect assessments for domestic and foreign grown pecans imported into the U.S. USDA announced the industry members on the new APPB

by Todd Porterfield From the Farm

Is your retirement election-proof?

The election is over, and the stakes have rarely felt higher. The new administration is underway, and the usual political debate rages on between family and friends. To what degree can we learn from new economic data and make financial decisions? Should we delay our retirement date based on what we think will happen? Should we...

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by Pecan South Staff Goods & Services

May 2021 Classifieds

The May 2021 Classifieds feature available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the May 2021 issue. NURSERY TREES AVAILABLE: Full-service nursery with healthy, prolific trees. Pawnee, Caddo, Creek, Lakota, Kiowa, Oconee, Ellis, Elliot, Avalon. Now taking orders for 2021. Apollo Pecan Nursery,...

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by Pecan South Staff Market

The Crop Corner—May 2021

The Crop Corner provides seasonal updates for readers on pecans throughout the industry and continues in Pecan South’s May 2021 magazine. 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...

Healthy soil from the Noble Research Institute

by Charles Rohla Native Timbre

Noble Research Institute focuses on regenerative agriculture

If you have been paying attention to the news or social media lately, you have seen a lot of talk about mitigating climate variability. There have been several different approaches mentioned to accomplish this in agriculture, including organic, sustainable, carbon farming, and regenerative. The Noble Research Institute has announced that we will be focusing on...

by Catherine Clark lndustry News

How to cast your vote in the FMO referendum

The Agricultural Marketing Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a notice on April 13 that directed a referendum to be conducted among eligible pecan growers across the Pecan Belt “to determine whether they favor the continuation of the marketing order regulating the handling of pecans produced in the production area.” The FMO referendum...