In Memory of Roger William Baker
Roger William Baker, age 77, of Tishomingo OK, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 21st, 2025. Roger Bill was born on March 21st, 1948 in Tishomingo, OK to Roger Guy and Arvetta Moore Baker. He was a resident of Tishomingo all his life. He was a proud graduate of Tishomingo High School. Roger...
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Texas Pecan Growers Association Conference & Trade Show
The Texas Pecan Growers Association hosted a successful multi-day conference in Denton, Texas, bringing together growers, industry professionals, researchers, and exhibitors for a packed schedule of events. The conference officially kicked off with board meetings and trade show setup, followed by a lively grand opening reception that featured fundraising activities, including a raffle and silent...
Read moreThe Returns to On-Farm Shredding
In our second article of this series, we explored the economics of on-farm hedging or pruning. We applied capital budgeting to evaluate the economic viability of investing in a mechanical hedger. This analysis allowed us to understand the potential returns associated with investing in hedging equipment. In this article, we turn our attention to the...
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August 2025 Letter From the Editor
It’s been a packed summer, and we’re all in it together. After attending both the Tristate Pecanference and the Texas Pecan Growers Association Conference and Trade Show, we’ve heard from great folks and seen early crop estimates rolling in. Check out the table below and tell us, what’s your crop looking like?
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The Emerging Faces of Pecan Leaf Spots Outside of the United States and Implications for American Pecan Production Systems
Introduction Leaf spots on pecans are known to come in different forms and shapes. The more common spot diseases known to occur in the US pecan production landscape are pecan brown spot caused by Cercospora fusca, Gnomonia leaf spot caused by Gnomonia nerviseda (or G. dispora), downy spot caused by Mycosphaerella caryigena, zonate leaf spot...
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Late-Season Pecan Pest Management
Late-season pecan pest management generally concerns multiple pest species, each capable of causing economic damage. During the early to mid-season, most of these pests remain below economic thresholds or, as in the case of the pecan weevil, are not present. Except for the pecan nut casebearer (PNC) in Texas and westward from there, early to...
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The USDA ARS Pecan Breeding and Genetics Program is requesting participation in a survey for research focusing on Pecan Bacterial Leaf Scorch (PBLS) Disease!
Pecan Bacterial Leaf Scorch, or PBLS, is an agriculturally significant disease of pecan. Unlike other damaging diseases that are more geographically isolated, such as pecan scab, PBLS is widespread across the entire pecan industry. The disease has been positively diagnosed in pecan orchards located in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia. The disease...
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Preserving Texas’ Pecan Legacy Part 2
The foundation of Texas’ pecan legacy is its vast presence of native pecan trees, yet as we noted in Part 1 of this series, Texas steadily transitioned to a predominantly improved pecan producing state from the 1950’s onward. Unreliable native market prices and the appeal of large and bright, improved pecan kernels for the high-priced...
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Digital Momentum: How APPB is Elevating the Pecan Industry Online
In an increasingly digital world, visibility and accessibility are key to growth, and the American Pecan Promotion Board is taking strategic steps to ensure the pecan industry is not only keeping up but leading the way. Our latest initiatives aim to strengthen the industry’s digital presence and bring the power of pecans to more consumers,...
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Why we Want ALL your Weevils
You may have noticed in previous issues of Pecan South an “advertisement” towards the back of the magazine asking for “ALL your weevils”. (If you haven’t, we have included the same advertisement here.) This article will explain why we want your weevils and how it will benefit pecan growers across the south.
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Hitching Our Wagon to Pecans
In the last couple years, Keo has leaned all the way in. We’ve declared ourselves the Pecan Capital of Arkansas, and we’ve rebranded our annual winter gathering as the Arkansas Pecan Festival. But this isn’t just about throwing a party—it’s a strategy for community revitalization. Sure, we’ve got pies—Charlotte’s classic pecan pie and her now-famous Governor’s Pie, a...
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Classifieds- August 2025
The August 2025 Classifieds features available equipment, property, trees, services, and more from industry members. These classifieds can also be viewed at the back of the August 2025 issue.
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