What you are about to read is not an article on walnut caterpillar, scorch mites or black pecan aphids — insects that come in seemingly overnight and take over your orchard. Nor is this an article describing what happens when you borrow money and theknock at the front door is your lender. Rather, this article is for those people who are considering taking over that orchard down the road; the one that their neighbor gave up on years ago; the one that wasn't worth the trouble harvesting in 1990 or 2000. But now, after record market prices in 2010, idle pecan orchards perhaps present an opportunity for pecan growers to expand their orchard holdings or get in on the pecan business for the first time. In either case, it is important to have an unbiased checklist in hand when considering a pecan orchard takeover.
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