pecans
The pecan industry is valued at about $400 million, but producers in the Southwest have to find solutions to limited and brackish water to stay in the game.
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This organic farm is keeping its eye on personal experiences and conservation.
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Following the season's challenges, the 2021 crop could be the shortest crop the state has seen since 2006, and well below the July estimate of 85 million pounds.
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Previously scheduled for Nov. 15, a new date has not yet been scheduled for the public hearing.
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Fabián García, a Mexican immigrant whose research helped influence agriculture nationwide, joins the ranks of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Eli Whitney, among other notable contributors to agriculture.
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Pecan trees are susceptible to a wide variety of pests that can have a significant impact on productivity, and both hobby growers and commercial operations must be mindful of proper management practices.
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Ranchers cull cattle and farmers fallow land as New Mexico suffers from extensive drought like the rest of the West. But the state's pecan growers – which grow 35% of U.S. pecans – have adapted well in these conditions.
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Family-owned Hoffman Pecan Farm has helped provide grafting wood to other growers, establish a pecan research station, graft over 400 varieties and more, all while running its own commercial operation, and, most recently, carrying the business through the pandemic.
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Following good spring and summer rains and diligent pest and disease management, the trees are in good share and samples showed good nut fill. Each region
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This growing season's heavy rains in August brought an earlier-than-normal weevil emergence that could continue into October.
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