Dry early fall affecting pecan quality for some producers

By Kyle Peveto kpeveto@agcenter.lsu.edu BATON ROUGE — Some Louisiana pecan producers could amass a larger pile of rejected nuts because of abnormally dry weather through the late summer and early fall, said Michael Polozola, the LSU AgCenter state fruit and nut specialist. A lack of rain just before harvest prevented some pecans from filling out, Polozola said, leading to lower yields for man...

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