Gordon and James Pearce of Bailey build machines for cracking and shelling pecans and sell pecans as well, many dipped in chocolate. These Nash County brothers are one of just a handful of people in ...

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, ...

When buying shelled pecans, look for plump, unshriveled nutmeats and a consistent golden color; seek out the freshest nuts possible. Pecans' high oil content means they become stale quickly when not ...

The Indianola Pecan House, which started cracking 25 years ago, has gone from just shelling pecans with a staff of six in 1979 to a company with eight retail stores, in addition to a robust mail-order ...