One year ago, pecan growers across America voted decisively in favor of a federal marketing order. This summer the American Pecan Council is prepping to market and promote pecans, invest in research, and establish quality, grade, and size standards. Read to learn more and visit the American Pecan Council’s new website.
According to Persistence Market Research, the global pecan market is expected to continue its robust growth during the forecast period (2016-2024). The high nutritional value of pecans and the increasing shift towards healthy lifestyles are the driving factors of the pecan market. Read more.
State Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black has a 2020 goal of seeing at least 20 percent of school menu nutrition come from products grown in Georgia. The hope is that students will see and recognize the Georgia Grown label in grocery stores and encourage their parents to buy Georgia Grown products. Read more here.
Georgia’s pecan industry has grown tremendously in the last five years! Pecans can certainly bring future profit, even so, new farmers should realize that growing pecans is a costly investment. Read here.
Lenny Wells, the University of Georgia’s leading voice in the pecan industry, writes about the history of pecans and their popularity in the South in his first book, Pecan: America’s Native Nut Tree. Wells says his book isn’t just for pecan growers, but for anyone interested in Southern agriculture. Read more here.
Spring has spring early for farmers throughout the Southeast. Great read about Georgia’s recent weather patterns and the USA National Phenology Network.
According to the University of Georgia pecan specialist Lenny Wells, 2017’s yield was better than last year’s. Overall I would guess (that the yield is) probably 10 to 20 million pounds better than last year, at least, for the state. And prices were as high as we’ve ever seen them.” Read more of the season’s…
Next spring, the University of Georgia will be releasing their newest pecan variety, Avalon. UGA horticultural scientist, Patrick Conner, says it has shown good resistance against scab disease so far. That combination of big size, high quality, and high levels of scab resistance is fairly unique, Conner said. Most highly resistant cultivars are either small…
Did you know that Georgia leads the nation in pecan production? Enjoy this editorial and learn some enlightening pecan facts!
It’s harvest season for Georgia pecans! If you are planning to store pecans for later use, our friends at Pearson Farm have some great tips on their blog!