Pacific Nut Producer October Issue
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Protecting Pecans with Friendly Fungi
On July 1, 1930, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) formally began its pecan research…
Protecting Pecans with Friendly Fungi
On July 1, 1930, the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) formally began its pecan research and breeding program in Austin, TX. With this support from ARS scientists, the United States became the world’s leading producer of pecans, a crop estimated to be worth over $560 million. Nearly a century later at the ARS Fruit and Tree Nut Research Station in Byron, GA , …
USDA Seeks Nominees for American Pecan Promotion Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for the American Pecan Promotion Board under the newly established Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information Order. Nominations are due by March 26, 2021. The 17-member board will consist of 10 producers and seven importers. The 10 producer members will be allocated between three regions within the United …
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