Arizona: Young Plantings Fill the Horizon
Several thousand acres of new pecan trees have been planted in Arizona over the past five years and several thousand more will likely go in during the next couple of years. Enough new pecan acreage has been or will be planted to boost the state’s production by 10-15 million pounds — if all current established...
Read morePippin Pecan Farm Diversifies Its Harvest
While pecan operations are a familiar sight throughout South Georgia, Trey Pippin’s farm near Arlington, Georgia has a unique feature that sets it apart from the others — a one-acre plot covered with 836 solar panels that are generating the equivalent of 310,000 kilowatt hours of energy annually. It is the largest privately-owned commercial solar...
Read moreGeorgia Industry Energized, Planting And Renovating
The attitude in Georgia about pecans is not the same today as it was 10 years ago. A strong grower market in recent years has generated an optimistic outlook and thousands of acres of new trees are being planted. Not only have several thousand acres of new trees been planted over the past 5 years,...
Read moreNew Mexico: Will Increasing Acreage Plut It In Top Spot In Future?
With the pecan industry literally abuzz with talk of exports to China and grower groups seeking government funding to capitalize on the current interest from export markets, Pecan South is taking a look, state by state, at the future of pecan production in the United States. First up is New Mexico, to be followed by...
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