LAS CRUCES - State agriculture officials say a license is required for anyone with a business in New Mexico who plans to buy in-shell pecans that are grown here commercially or from residential trees.

Walking into Valley View Pecan Company, the smell of fresh-cracked pecans and homemade candies evoke a scrumdiddlyumptious thought of what it would be like to enter Willy Wonka’s candy factory.

The price of pecans is going up thanks to booming demand in China for the all-American nut, with prices for in-shell pecans nearly doubling over the past three years. That would seem to bode well for ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Before those sweet and savory pecans make their way into your pecan pie or other holiday treat, they may go through an antimicrobial wash to reduce pathogens. But why would that ...

ARCADIA — Just in time for holiday baking, the Pecan Harvest is set for Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Arcadia Farmers Market. Recently harvested pecans, most from Oklahoma groves, will be sold whole and ...

If you have a business in New Mexico and plan to purchase in-shell pecans that are grown commercially or from residential trees grown in the state, you must apply for a pecan buyers license with the ...