Pecan trees are shaking and shimmying as growers harvest pecans in Missouri, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Michele Warmund. During harvest, mechanical shakers are clamped around ...
In 1965, Basil Savage invented a machine he thought had the potential to revolutionize the pecan industry. So, he destroyed it. Savage was looking for a way to shake a pecan tree at harvest time using ...