Georgia remains the top pecan-producing state in the United States. With the majority of the 2017 harvest now complete, yields are estimated to be between 90 million and 100 million pounds of pecans! Read all about it here!
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.
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.
It’s been a strangely mild winter here in Georgia. How will this affect the 2017 Georgia pecan crop? University of Georgia Extension Pecan Specialist Lenny Wells informs us of the possibilities. Read here.
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…
A new $4.4 million grant may greatly improve pecan production in the US. The grant was funded by the Specialty Crop Research Initiative through the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. New Mexico State University Research Associate Professor Jennifer Randall submitted the grant application in March. She says: I think this…
Are Americans About to Go Nuts for Pecans? We think so! Fantastic article by Modern Farmer for The Huffington Post expounding on some of the amazing AND newly discovered health benefits of pecans! https://goo.gl/teF8zW
From The University of Georgia June 29, 2014 Placing children into a mixed reality-part virtual environment and part real world-has great potential for increasing their physical activity and decreasing their risk of obesity, according to University of Georgia researchers. Sixty-one Georgia 4-H’ers, 9-12 years old, participated in a study designed to increase awareness and reduce…
From UGA By Clint Thompson University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences A world-renowned University of Georgia turfgrass scientist is embarking on a different research journey – breeding coneless pine trees. Wayne Hanna, 71, retired in 2008 after 37 years as a turfgrass scientist and helped breed some of the top turfgrasses used…