Good Agricultural Practices For Pecans
Over the last several years, agriculture has faced many challenges. Among these has been increased scrutiny resulting from various foodborne illnesses in multiple crops. Fortunately for us, pecans have been spared the brunt of this abuse so far. While many feel that food safety and the prevention of contamination are problems that only shellers and...
Read morePecan Graftwood Collection
Have you ever found a native tree that produced great, flavorful nuts every year and wanted to make more of them? Do you have a lot of native pecan trees that produce few or poor nuts and wished you could switch them to another variety? Well, all of that is possible and late winter to...
Read moreA New Year, a New Time
As I sit at my desk writing this month’s column, there is a cold, steady rain falling outside. It is Sunday morning and the first day off I have had since mid-October. I have been enjoying the fire in the living room fireplace, a cup of coffee with my wife, our new dog Pepper at...
Read moreDip Into A Healthy Holiday With Holly Jolly Biscotti
Texas Oncology has developed a tasty and simple holiday recipe for Holly Jolly Biscotti, which showcases the peak-season flavors of Texas citrus and pecans. Packed with healthy ingredients, this Italian-inspired, twice-baked cookie is a delicious and nutritious way to promote a good-for-you diet throughout the holidays not just for yourself, but everyone on your gift...
Read moreNow In The Spotlight: Keeping Pecans Safe And Wholesome
Recent outbreaks of foodborne illness involving peanuts and pistachios have put a spotlight on issues related to food safety and nut crops. The general consensus among food safety experts prior to these outbreaks was that nuts, especially tree nuts, are relatively unlikely to harbor bacterial pathogens, mainly because of their low moisture content. But as...
Read moreHazelnuts Recalled Due To Salmonella; No Illness Reported
NEWBURG, Ore., Dec. 18 (UPI)—Willamette Filbert Growers of Newberg, Oregon, has recalled nearly 30,000 pounds of shelled hazelnuts because of a risk of salmonella, federal officials said. Salmonella was found in a production lot at the facility where the nuts were shelled, the U.S Food and Drug Administration said in a release Friday. No illnesses...
Read moreLate-Season Weevil Emergence Causes Problems For Texas
In case you are thinking that you recently read an article on pecan weevil in this column, you’re right; see the September 2009 issue, Page 24. The reason that prompted this second article on pecan weevil in only a few months is that over the last six weeks I have heard numerous complaints on late...
Read morePecan Crash of 2009
Congratulations to all pecan growers who had a great crop on a big “on” year. Most of us did not fare so well. We had a terrible year in 2008 with a short crop and terrible prices, so we were all expecting this to be a comeback year. The crop looked great throughout much of...
Read moreRoyalty Pecan Farm Launches New Welcome Center
The distance from the old to the new is not far—only about 100 yards or so—but visitors to Royalty Pecan Farm this fall surely think they’ve arrived at a completely different place. And they have, in some ways. The new Welcome Center at Royalty Pecan Farm officially opened on Oct. 1, a beautiful new building...
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