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 ...

Last week I had the opportunity to visit with art and history students at Burbank High School, my alma mater, to discuss San Antonio labor leader Emma Tenayuca and the pecan shellers’ strike. When ...

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 ...

The Pecan House was established in Mineola in 1978 by Skeets and Frankie Turbeville. Skeets was a sweet potato farmer who began buying and cracking pecans in the off season. The Turbeville's daughter, ...

Florence is no longer home to the world’s biggest pecan shelling operation, but an increasing number of eaters in the Pee Dee city have taken to opening the popular nuts one-by-one. A pecan cracker is ...

Q: Now that it is pecan season in Southeast Texas, many people have lots of pecans to be cracked. Can you list local businesses that have commercial crackers where they can take them? A: I can ...

ALBANY, GA (WALB) - The worldwide banking and credit crisis is causing some worries for South Georgia pecan growers. Shellers aren't sure they'll be able to come up with the money to buy this year's ...