Brothers Bill and David Summers of Golden Kernel Pecan Co. in Cameron were recognized this year for their contributions to the National Pecan Shellers Association and the pecan industry. Their story ...

CAMERON, S.C. — The Golden Kernel Pecan Company in Cameron, South Carolina, was founded in 1924. For 100 years, the family-owned business has become a household name in Calhoun County for shelling ...

Before the turn of the century, Dr. S.J. Summers, a family physician in the Cameron community, brought from Mississippi the first pecan seedlings to be planted in South Carolina on a commercial scale.

San Antonio has never been known as a strong union town, but it was the site of a major uprising by laborers in 1938. The 37-day pecan shellers strike involved as many as 6,000 workers, largely ...

Crowds gathered Sunday at Cassiano Park on the city’s West Side to jubilantly celebrate the 84th anniversary of the 1938 Pecan Shellers Strike and American labor leader Emma Tenayuca, the San Antonio ...

Although fall can be a rare season weather-wise in Eddy County it is a season of great anticipation for pecan growers whether they have one tree or several thousand. Those of us who cherish such nuts ...

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 ...

With recent rains driving nut development, pecan growers should be watching their orchards for signs of pecan weevil activity. Where they look, however, is a matter of seasonal timing. Pecan weevils ...