Gustav Duerler was an entrepreneur in search of a product. Hitting upon the idea of pecan candy, which Texans adored, he started his business in San Antonio in the late 1800s. Commercial pecan growers ...

This article first appeared on Texas Highways. Click here to view the article in its original format. The metal arms of a hydraulic shaker clamp around the trunk of a mature pecan tree, performing a ...

Driving around North Florida and South Georgia I love looking at pecan groves. The shade they provide in the summer always looks so inviting. Even in the fall when they lose their leaves the orchards ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds of pecans – 80% of the world’s ...

Virgil Vaughn's family and neighbors still halfway expect him to step out into his pecan orchard. This autumn marks the third harvest at Vaughn Family Pecan Farm since “the nut man’s” death, but his ...