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, ...

In 1965, Basil Savage invented a machine he thought had the potential to revolutionize the pecan industry. So, he destroyed it. Savage was looking for a way to shake a pecan tree at harvest time using ...

Dewayne McCasland of Goldthwaite knows pecans. "Good production leads to good sales," he said. McCasland is totally integrated in the pecan business, producing, manufacturing pecan equipment, buying, ...