September 2023 Archives - Pecan South MagazinePecan South magazine | The pecan industry's leading publication, published monthly for pecan producers, processors and all others involved or interested in the pecan industry.

Banner for USDA's Data Users' Meeting on Oct. 17-18, 2023.

by USDA lndustry News

USDA to host virtual Data Users’ Meeting to gather public input on statistical programs

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will hold its biannual Data Users’ Meeting virtually via Zoom for Government Oct. 17 and 18 from noon to 3 p.m. EDT. The Data Users’ Meeting is held to share recent and pending statistical program changes with the public and to solicit input on these...

Logos for the American Pecan Council and the American Pecan Promotion Board

by American Pecan Promotion Board & American Pecan Council lndustry News

American Pecan Council and American Pecan Promotion Board Together Announce New CEO

Fort Worth, TX—The pecan industry welcomes a new but seasoned leader to grow pecan demand at home and abroad. Anne Warden has been named the CEO of both the American Pecan Council and the American Pecan Promotion Board, signaling another important step these organizations are taking to deepen the industry’s unity and further expand the...

A barrel full of inshell pecans with a metal scooper resting on top of the nuts.

by Office of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville lndustry News

Ahead of Farm Bill, Alabama Senator Introduces Bill to Add Pecans to Senior Nutritional Program

WASHINGTON—As Congress prepares to pass the next five-year Farm Bill, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today introduced the Farmers’ Market Expansion Act, a bill that would make pecans and other tree nuts eligible for the USDA’s Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). “I just spent the month of August with Alabama’s farmers to get ready...

by Pecan South Staff Goods & Services

2023 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 2023 crop. Download the complete 2023 Marketing Guide from our September issue here. Many pecan growers use this guide as a reference when looking for pecan buyers and processors....

Dr. Zhang and her team at OSU are working to create Object Detection methods to develop nut thinning recommendations. This chart shows the process: ground photos, then train, validate and test models using photos, and then develop OD models.

by Lu Zhang, Yuting Zhou, and Shengfang Ma Studies

Addressing Alternate Bearing Using AI Technology for Enhanced Pecan Nut Thinning

The phenomenon of alternate bearing in pecan trees is characterized by an irregular fruiting pattern, wherein a substantial crop is followed by one or more years of minimal to no production, as Sparks (2005) noted. Compared to other seed tree crops, alternate bearing is more obvious in pecan trees which are within only a few...

Image for the classifieds found in the magazine.

by Pecan South Staff Goods & Services

September 2023 Classifieds

The September 2023 Classifieds feature available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the September 2023 issue.

A look at feeder roots in the soil. These thin, hairlike roots stretch throughout the soil in clumps and tangles.

by Richard Heerema Western Front

Pecan Roots—A Sight Unseen

Our eyes are one of our best tools for learning about our trees. It’s a relatively simple thing to see what’s going on in a tree canopy, but it’s a much more difficult process to see what’s going on underground with the tree’s root system. More than that, usually, when we look at roots, we...

An image to represent Pecan South's Advertisers for this issue.

by Pecan South Staff Goods & Services

September 2023 Advertisers

Pecan South September 2023 advertisers share their products and services between the pages of this issue. Below, we present a full list of our September 2023 advertisers and their contact information.

Two rows of fairly young pecan trees separated by a separate of grass.

by Lenny Wells Southeastern Shakings

The Pecan Tree in September

Over time, the best growers learn, in many ways, to think like a pecan tree. If you want to know what to provide to the trees and when to get optimal performance and production from them, you have to understand what is going on inside the pecan tree at various critical times throughout the growing...

Trail mix created for the APPB's All Mixed Up marketing campaign.

by American Pecan Promotion Board Industry Updates

All Mixed Up Campaign Inserts Pecans into the Trending Snacking Category

With 75% of consumers snacking at least once a day, according to the Information Food Council’s 2022 Food and Health Survey, the growing snacking category was identified as an opportunity to drive usage and engagement for the pecan industry, so this spring, the American Pecan Promotion Board launched its “All Mixed Up” campaign. The campaign...

a tractor driving through the pecan orchard

by Charles Rohla Native Timbre

Principles over Practices

Last year, I had the opportunity to attend the Ranching for Profit School conducted by Ranch Management Consultants. While the school targeted livestock producers, I quickly recognized that pecan producers could benefit from a similar school. The school was more of a business course focused on helping individuals (owners or managers) learn how to develop...

Letter from the Editor graphic with a pecan background

by Catherine Clark Letter from the Editor

September 2023 Letter from the Editor: “Industry Crop Estimates”

Dear Reader, Harvest is upon us! This month growers throughout the Pecan Belt will start shaking trees and bringing in their 2023 crop. Industry groups have released their crop estimates in anticipation of this crop year. The Ben Littlepage Memorial Guesstimate from the TriState Pecanference was released in June, while the Texas Pecan Growers Association...