Tri-Agri Farm Center Invites the Industry to its 2022 Pecan Grower/Harvester Meeting
Tri-Agri Farm Center prepares to host its 2022 Pecan Grower/Harvester Meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 6:00 p.m. at the Coleman Community Center in Coleman, Oklahoma. Tri-Agri staff and Hamilton family invite growers, harvesters, and anyone who is interested to attend, simply RSVP. The meeting includes LMCAg harvester, Bergen pre-cleaner, and John Deere tractor demonstrations...
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Texas Pecan Board Schedules Election for 3 At-Large Members
Bryan, Texas—The Texas Pecan Board will hold elections Oct. 28, 2022, to elect three board members in adherence to Chapter 41 of the Texas Agriculture Code. The Board was established in 1998 after pecan growers throughout Texas voted into effect a pecan assessment of $0.005 per pound to provide funds for promotion, education, and research....
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USDA to Issue First Pecan Forecast for 2022 Crop
ATHENS, GA – During the last week of September, pecan growers will receive a survey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Information from this survey will be used to forecast pecan production for 2022. “The pecan industry is an important part of U.S. agriculture, especially in southern states, and it...
Read more“Protecting Agriculture’s Future” theme for 2022 National Farm Safety and Health Week
Agriculture is known as one of the most dangerous industries in America. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), about 100 agricultural workers suffer a lost-work-time injury every day, and in 2019 the agriculture industry had a fatality rate of 19.4 deaths per 100,000 workers. National Farm Safety and Health Week...
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Native Pecan Harvest Field Day, Oct. 13 at Flying G Ranch
Interested in learning more about native pecan production and harvest? Join us for a late afternoon/evening field day under the trees. This family-friendly event is ideal for learning more about pecan production, asking questions, seeing harvest in action, and networking with other growers. The Native Pecan Harvest Field Day will take place on Oct. 13,...
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In Memory of Donald Paul Mayo, owner of OMC
Donald “Don” Paul Mayo, 78, of Live Oak, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Aug. 26, 2022. Don was born Feb. 16, 1944, in El Cajon, California, to Herb and Irene Mayo. Don was living a full life—traveling and enjoying business, family, and his hobbies. He was scheduled for a procedure to replace...
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Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture Hosts First Research Workshop
On Aug. 1 and 2, the Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture, IHA, held its first workshop to engage stakeholders from the food-agriculture value chain. The workshop enabled production agriculture groups to further understand priorities, gaps, and opportunities in precision nutrition, responsive agriculture, and social and behavioral research. Bringing together more than...
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UGA Researchers Seek to Crack Shelling Challenge
Researchers at the University of Georgia College of Engineering are trying to crack a tough problem: extracting more high-quality kernels from shelled pecans. The team aims to identify the factors and variables controlling kernel extraction and provide solutions for increasing half yields. In the short term, the researchers will look for specific ways to improve...
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The Importance of the APC and APPB Working Together
The American Pecan Council (APC), approved in 2016, and the American Pecan Promotion Board (APPB), approved in 2021, are very similar programs. They both utilize industry assessments for marketing and research purposes. They are both mandated programs regulated by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA. And they are both voted on by growers. However,...
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It’s More Than a Lack of Water
We’ve made it through August, and the state of Texas is still immersed in a terrible drought. Typically, the quickest way out of such a situation is to talk about it, but we have been talking about it for months, and little has happened! Perhaps by the time you read this, the situation will have...
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Advice for Late-Season Orchard Floor Management
In the West, pecan growers are increasingly using an orchard floor management system where a “mow strip” is maintained in the driving lanes between the tree rows, and a 6- to 8-foot wide vegetation-free strip is kept in the tree row (3 to 4 feet on either side of the row). In conventional orchards, a...
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Why is water infiltration important?
We have made it through a long, hot, dry summer and have reached one of the most important times in a pecan orchard. The nuts have finished sizing, and it is time to start filling the nuts. Water is a crucial component over the next few weeks, not only involved in the nut filling process...
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APPB, APC Meet and Prepare for Upcoming Fiscal Year
The American Pecan Council and the American Pecan Promotion Board held general meetings on July 27 in Dallas, Texas, at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center. With the next fiscal year on the horizon, both meetings focused extensively on the upcoming budget and general housekeeping. The day started with the American Pecan Promotion Board...
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September 2022 Classifieds
The September 2022 Classifieds feature available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the September 2022 issue.
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2022 Marketing Guide
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 2022 crop. Download the complete 2022 Marketing Guide from our October issue here. Many pecan growers use this guide as a reference when looking for pecan buyers and processors....
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Argentina launches domestic and international pecan marketing campaign
South American pecans are making their way into the markets. Although production volumes are still small compared to those of the big players in the Northern Hemisphere, the marketing and communication efforts of countries such as Argentina and Brazil are gaining strength not only to position themselves in international markets but also to increase pecan...
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Letter from the Editor: “Rest is never selfish.”
Dear Readers, “Rest is never selfish.” I heard this phrase recently after a hard day at work. This phrase screamed out at me in a moment of quiet contemplation. When our schedules and lives become filled with tasks and lists and responsibilities, it is easy for us to get caught up in what we “must...
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September 2022 Advertisers
Pecan South September 2022 advertisers share their products and services between the pages of this issue. Below, we present a full list of our September 2022 advertisers and their contact information.
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