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  • Pruning Young Trees

    We’re headed into my least favorite time of year. When I was younger I enjoyed cold weather a lot more than I do now. The crop is about done, deer season is over, football is almost over, I’m not much of a basketball fan, and baseball won’t be starting up for a few months. In addition,…

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  • Pecan Meetings for 2017

    Most pecan farming operations are getting near the end of the harvest season and that means it will soon be time to plant new trees, prune, and attend the upcoming meetings. The following is a list of county pecan production meetings we have scheduled so far. I will update this list as meetings are added.…

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  • Will Stuart nuts open?

    The biggest concern right now for most pecan growers is the delay in ‘Stuart’ shuck split. I have had many calls asking “Will these nuts ever open”? For the most part, yes they will. The delay in Stuart shuck split should not really come as a surprise. Stuart always has a prolonged shuck split. They never…

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  • Harvest Update and Drought

    The pecan harvest picked up momentum this week as many growers began harvesting Desirable, Stuart, and other mid-harvest season varieties. Desirables seem to be shaking out well while Stuart is probably not quite ready to really come out as we would like. I expect they won’t really shake well in most orchards for another couple…

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  • 2016 Crop Update and Pecan Market Prices

    The 2016 pecan market has opened with the crop beginning to trickle in. At this point I would still say the crop in general is about a week later than last year’s crop, which is going to put pressure on growers to meet mid-November contract dates. I expect harvest of most major varieties like Stuart,…

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  • Things to Consider as Harvest Draws Near

     Shuck split on Cape Fear 9/29/2016 Pawnees are being harvested this week and many other varieties are experiencing shuck split. I have seen Elliott, Oconee, Caddo, Creek, and Excel opening this week as expected. This means that these varieties will likely be ready for harvest in 2-3 weeks where we are now seeing shuck split. Also,…

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  • Assessments for 2016 Pecan Crop

    With the passing of the Federal Marketing Order for pecans, the 2016 crop will be assessed when pecans are sold anywhere in the U.S. in order to fund the FMO. See details in the following announcement from the American Pecan Board: https://pecanboard.com/guidance-pecan-industry-fmo-assessments/

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