Pecan season is here. Pecan trees are native to Arkansas, and their nuts are a welcome sign of fall. While many people would like to have them as a shade tree with benefits -- to produce large, ...
“That mindset hasn’t made its way to the pecan industry yet, but we’re pushing for that,” Selman says. With pecans, when it’s time for harvest, a giant C-clamp-like machine “grabs” the tree trunks and ...
Pecan trees and their hickory tree cousin are nutty buddies not from South Carolina. The pecan is the only nut tree native to the United States and is indigenous to North America. It is found along ...
FORT VALLEY, Ga. — A Fort Valley Pecan business is going nuts after learning the federal government is awarding it $250,000 from the Department of Agriculture. Pecan Nation plans to use that money to ...
Arguably the star in any mixed nut bag, pecans are big business in the United States. According to the American Pecan Council, the U.S. produces more than 300 million pounds of pecans annually, mostly ...