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April is National Pecan month and it marks the beginning of the new pecan growing season. After spring budbreak occurs, we keep a close watch on the trees and do our best to help them develop a new crop of naturally nutritious pecans ...

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Certified Organic is a program provided through the USDA's National Organic Program. There are certain criteria and steps, in which to achieve this certification. Here are some of those applicable to us: Land must have had no prohibited substances applied for at least 3 years before the harvest of an...

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By Andy Sherrod, Orchard Manager | Early! That word has characterized our entire 2017 pecan production season. To put this season in perspective you should know that we usually don’t even think about harvesting our main varieties like Kiowa, Cheyenne, and Choctaw until the second or third week in October ...

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By Andy Sherrod, Orchard Manager | The growing season for pecans lasts for six months beginning in April and ending in September. August marks the start of the final third of that season, but it is not a time to let up because the quality of the pecan kernels are determined during this last part of the growing season ...

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By Andy Sherrod, Orchard Manager Goldilocks Days In the children’s fairy tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Goldilocks enters the home of a bear family while they’re away. In one version of the story, she samples their chairs, their porridge, and their beds. Each time she decides that one...

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