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Pecan growers across Texas are facing mixed outcomes for the 2024 season as unpredictable weather, including both drought and heavy rainfall, impacted orchards differently throughout the state.Some areas of the state have been too dry, while others have been too wet, creating challenging growing environments.Comanche farmer Kinley Sorrells, who grows 1,200 acres of pecans, said his yields this year are a “mixed bag.”“It’s kind of a mixed-up situation. This year, our largest planting variety, Wichita, has a good crop,” Sorrells said. “Pawnee, Cheyenne, Kiowa are lightly loaded. Of course, we’re coming out of a two-year drought and had a lot ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

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