Pecan season is here. Pecan trees are native to Arkansas, and their nuts are a welcome sign of fall. While many people would like to have them as a shade tree with benefits -- to produce large, ...

Pecan trees and their hickory tree cousin are nutty buddies not from South Carolina. The pecan is the only nut tree native to the United States and is indigenous to North America. It is found along ...

Walking into Valley View Pecan Company, the smell of fresh-cracked pecans and homemade candies evoke a scrumdiddlyumptious thought of what it would be like to enter Willy Wonka’s candy factory.

Pecans and peanuts are ingredient staples in many Thanksgiving desserts. But they're also big business in Georgia. Georgia's peanut industry is worth more than $2.2 billion annually, according to the ...

From an old cinder- block building behind a farmhouse in Chowan County, the rhythmic sounds of pecan crackers echo across the yard. Ka-chunk, ka-chunk, ka-chunk repeats about every second as one nut ...

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — A Fort Valley Pecan business is going nuts after learning the federal government is awarding it $250,000 from the Department of Agriculture. Pecan Nation plans to use that money to ...

The pecan is this week’s featured nut. The pecan tree (Carya illinoinensis) is a member of the Juglandaceae plant family, related to the hickory, walnut and butternut. Pecan is the Native American ...

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 pecan crop. Most of that crop stays here. Pecans are used ...

They add flavor and nutrition to gluten-free items, snacks, drinks and indulgent treats. Pecan pie remains a welcome sight on kitchen counters. Walnuts still add taste and crunch to brownies, and ...