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...
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 ...
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...
By Andy Sherrod, Orchard Manager In an orchard with 15,000 fifty-foot trees covering 500 acres of land, one’s attention is easily drawn to the Big, but this month I’m going to talk about the Small. A few small things to see around the Orchard ... Pecan nut case bearer eggs. They...
