May 2021 Position Report shows pecans on the move
As eligible pecan growers across the United States cast their votes on the FMO, the American Pecan Council published its April and May 2021 Pecan Industry Position Reports over the last week. These most recent reports provide data on exports, inventory, and availability for the 2020/2021 crop year and add context to the current pecan...
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Dr. Larry Stein selected for high-level campus award
Dr. Larry Stein, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulture specialist in the Department of Horticultural Science, was among three Texas A&M AgriLife faculty/staff members who recently received high-level campus awards from Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students. Texas A&M and The Association of Former Students awarded Stein with the 2021 Distinguished Achievement. Both the President’s Meritorious...
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USDA announces additional aid to ag producers and businesses in pandemic assistance for producers initiative
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2021—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced June 14 additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Earlier this year, Secretary Vilsack announced plans to use available pandemic assistance funds to address a number of gaps and disparities in previous rounds of aid. As part...
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USDA begins payments for producers impacted by 2018/2019 natural disasters
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2021 – More than $1 billion in payments will be released over the next several weeks starting June 15 for agricultural producers with approved applications for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program and for producers who have already received payments through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). These U.S. Department...
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The Crop Corner—June 2021
The Crop Corner provides seasonal updates for readers on pecans throughout the industry and continues in Pecan South’s June 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...
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June 2021 Advertisers
Pecan South June 2021 advertisers share their products and services between the pages of this issue. Below, our staff presents a full list of our June 2021 advertisers and their contact information.
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Factors affecting pest abundance in the orchard
Without pest management in a pecan orchard, growers sacrifice nut yield and quality. Indeed, it would be a rare season if a pecan orchard did not need input for pest management and nut harvest in that orchard met expectations for commercial production. And this is why, year after year, the same insect pest species that...
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Irrigation Management for Pecans at Water Stage
Pecan nut growth has a special stage, water stage, which derives its name from the status of its liquid endosperm. Endosperm is the tissue providing nutrients for the growth of the kernel. Water stage occurs from the end of July through August. Trees require a large amount of water when nuts are at water stage....
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Vicki Lynn Pecans finds niche with pecans as a beauty food
Vicki Lynn Pecans in Colquitt, Georgia, began long before the first trees were planted. Mark Boatright approached his sister and brother-in-law, Lynn and Russ Henley, about purchasing land as a family investment. Looking for some type of agricultural investment, Lynn first followed a recommendation from the Farmers’ Almanac and decided to invest in pine trees....
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June 2021 Classifieds
The June 2021 Classifieds feature available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the June 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...
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APC marketing recap for the mid-year
The American Pecan Council had its biannual meeting on April 28 to discuss mid fiscal year updates on activities approved in the 2020-2021 fiscal year budget. The topics of discussion included Grades and Standards, Industry Relations, and Domestic and International Marketing. During the marketing presentation, APC staff provided a recap of the first and second...
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Letter from the editor: Harnessing your power
Dear Readers, Industry conferences pick back up this month as we all adjust to a new normal. The U.S. pecan industry is very blessed to be able to host events in person again. Although these trade shows and meetings won’t be exactly like they were in the past, they continue to provide us all with...
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Market timing your pecan production? A questionable decision.
The career of a Wall Street stockbroker is no doubt fast-paced and high stress. Constantly deciding “Should I buy or sell?” or “Is the market heading for a crash or a boon?” must undoubtedly translate into hard days and long, sleepless nights. I had a brief flirtation with buying and selling stocks during the Dot-Com...
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The Downsides of Overwatering Pecans
When it comes to irrigation scheduling, we tend to talk most often about how important it is to make sure that irrigation water is applied in sufficient volumes and frequently enough to meet the consumptive demand or evapotranspiration (“ET”) of our pecan orchards. And there is no doubt that that is a really big deal!...
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