Pecans in Mexico
For the first time, in 2019, Mexico produced more pecans than the United States. Part of this was due to the damage of Hurricane Michael in 2018. However, with new plantings coming into production in Mexico, the two countries will continue to be competitors, producing more than 90% of the world market. Pecans originated in...
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National Pecan Federation Walks the Hill
While Washington, D.C., is where work is being done on behalf of the U.S. pecan industry’s advocacy efforts, the results touch pecan farms and operations across the country. A part of that work was this year’s National Pecan Federation (NPF) annual Washington, D.C. fly-in. The annual event is meant to enhance and complement the work...
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June 2023 Classifieds
The June 2023 Classifieds feature available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the June 2023 issue.
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Truffle Fungi Promote Pecan Seedling Growth
This is a continuing report of the truffle fruiting bodies found in Oklahoma that we introduced previously in Pecan South’s February 2023 issue (Preliminary Study of Pecan Truffles Found in Oklahoma). In July 2022, Leva Swim, an Oklahoma State University senior student, found some fungal fruiting bodies in the pecan roots in her backyard. As...
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Letter from the Editor: “Get More Pecan South”
Dear Reader, The pecan industry’s conference season picks up this month, with industry groups meeting across the Pecan Belt. In the coming weeks, pecan growers will gather for the TriState Pecanference and the Oklahoma Pecan Growers Conference for orchard tours, educational programs, and camaraderie. Then in late July, the Texas Pecan Growers Association hosts its...
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Regenerative Management in Pecans
How can ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ work for pecan growers? Over the last couple of years, this is a common question I have received. I would say that for several of the growers I have visited about regenerative management, most are willing to try it to solve problems that traditional management has not worked on. With higher...
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Alternate Bearing Considerations for the West
Some fruit and nut tree species are famous for their alternate bearing, their tendency to swing back and forth every other season between really heavy (‘on’) crop loads and really light (‘off’) crop loads. You can see this kind of thing with apples, citrus, pistachios, olives, and avocados, among others. And, of course, you can...
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Summer Tasks to Consider in the Pecan Orchard
June can be an exciting time in the orchard. The pecans begin to size, and you’re in the heat of the struggle to make and protect the crop and busy with most any task imaginable in the orchard—applying fungicide, mowing, fertilizing, scouting, spraying for certain insects, spraying weeds, the list goes on. Here are a...
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High-Density Plantings—A New Look at Pecans in Argentina
When the pecan industry began to develop in Argentina, the most common planting frames were 12 by 12 meters (39 by 39 feet) and 10 by 10 meters (32 by 32 feet), resulting in orchards with 64 to 100 trees per hectare. This spacing was partly because traditional management proposals were imported from other countries...
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APPB B2B Marketing Effort Drives Pecan Product Innovations
To help drive long-term demand for the industry, the marketing program is conducting a pilot program targeting product development teams to prove that pecans are on trend and in demand and to urge them to consider pecans in new food and beverage innovations. Through partnerships with top trendspotting groups that product developers turn to for...
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June 2023 Advertisers
Pecan South June 2023 advertisers share their products and services between the pages of this issue. Below, we present a full list of our June 2023 advertisers and their contact information.
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