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 ...

Pecans hold a special place in my heart. As a young woman from the South, these crunchy, golden-brown delicacies are one of my favorite types of nut. As a little girl, I remember cracking open dozens ...

Arguably the star in any mixed nut bag, pecans are big business in the United States. According to the American Pecan Council, the U.S. produces more than 300 million pounds of pecans annually, mostly ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Examining sampling plots to evaluate peanut oil development in the seed. (From left: Scott Monfort, Cristiane Pilon, Scott Tubbs, ...