Last year was a frustrating pecan year for many – the early first freeze in October caused a lot of shucks to not open up, reducing yields. Pecans are a beautiful tree and a delicious crop but are a ...

Lots of folks want to know how to get their pecan tree to produce a crop each year. Unfortunately, it’s not practical or even realistic. Afterall, commercially produced pecans are mostly grown in ...

Bats love to munch on insects like stink bugs and moths. Some farmers are now relying on the mammals for pest control – and ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Pecan trees are being invaded by a pest, so a quarantine is now in effect. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture said the pecan weevil has been spotted in trees in ...

Unlike other trees, this American native is conveniently planted in the fall to protect from increasing sun in the spring.

GHOLSON, Texas (KWTX) - Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service in McLennan County is hosting a ‘Pecan Field Day’ for Central Texans Tuesday to teach them how to improve their pecans ahead of harvest ...

Pecans are beautiful, popular landscape trees in the Concho Valley. I get many questions asking how to get a better crop from a home landscape or small orchard planting – they are wonderful native ...

Harvesting pecans can be a challenge for those who live in the Piedmont. My family farm has four gigantic trees planted in the ’40s that produce massive crops some years and other years virtually none ...

Out of 500 named varieties of pecan trees, about a dozen are recommended for each area of Texas. The pecan tree became the official state tree of Texas in 1919, credited to Governor Hogg’s love for ...