The shelling process is amazing to watch -- and fast (they can shell 200 pounds per hour). The pecans are loaded into a hopper where the nuts go up into the chute to be cracked. From there they ...

Brothers Bill and David Summers of Golden Kernel Pecan Co. in Cameron were recognized this year for their contributions to the National Pecan Shellers Association and the pecan industry.

I couldn't find any businesses that have commercial crackers or shelling machines for local use. There are dozens of pecan and other nut processing facilities in and around Texas, but they use ...

When her father’s death forces Petra to leave school and shell pecans in a factory with her stepmother, Amá, the 13-year-old mourns her lost dreams of graduating and becoming a writer. In 1930s ...

Palawan, the country’s largest cashew grower, stands to benefit considerably from the development of an automatic cashew nut sheller. In times past, Palawan cashew producers were deprived of ...

In the state of Georgia, Alex Willson is continuing the family tradition of growing, shelling and making sweets from a local speciality — pecans.