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Jake Creek Pecans
What's Happening at the Orchard 2023 The spring and summer of 2023 has been brutal for pecan farmers in Kansas. On April 23, our low temperature
for most of the night was 23 degrees. Unfortunately, our trees were in full blossom at that time and the majority of them
were frozen. Secondary buds and blooms did eventually appear, but it delayed the growing process by 6 to 8 weeks. Then, in
July, August, and most of September, we received no rain at the orchard. Our rainfall was 15" below normal and since we do not irrigate, the trees struggled
and were unable to maintain their nuts. This means we have no pecans to sell and can only hope that the Summer of 2024 will be
kinder to us so we will have nuts to sell next fall. We thank you for your support of Jake Creek Pecans the last 20 years or so
and look forward to seeing you again next November.
2020 This year, Jake Creek Pecans launched our Online Ordering option. With our new online store,
customers will be able to purchase pecans, pay for them at the time they place their order, and select an option for
fulfillment of that order. We offer shipping anywhere in the US and also no-contact
pickup at the orchard. Check out the online ordering option at
Jake Creek Pecans Online Ordering. 2019 This year saw many improvements to Jake Creek Pecans. This year, we purchased a new Savage harvester and some "super sacks." The harvester
has helped make our harvest time faster and more efficient. It not only harvests a larger area around the trees, it has a hopper that will
hold approximately 600 lbs of pecans with each load. The "super sacks" have been a big help in relieving us of the task of lifting and
moving many, many 50 lb. onion sacks full of pecans from one location to another. We also purchased another Kubota RTV so the logistics of
moving people (and our labs) across Jake Creek and into the orchard is so much easier! Check out our Photo Album to
see pictures of the new equipment. 2016 January 9 We're famous! Not really, but it was exciting to read an article in the Topeka Capital-Journal newspaper today
highlighting the career path and life changes that Brad has made in the last 35 years. An abbreviated version of
the article was also published on January 6 in the Farm Talk newspaper. It highlights Brad's love
of trees, wood, and nature. When he's not out in the orchard taking care of pecan trees, he spends his time working
in his shop making beautiful custom home furnishings. You can read the article by clicking the following link:
The Topeka Capitol-Journal 2015 August 10
This August, Jake Creek Pecans purchased a pecan cleaning table designed to be used directly in the orchard.
This piece of equipment will be used to mechanically remove small limbs, leaves, discarded husks, and undeveloped
pecans that are swept up by the harvester after the trees have been shaken. It will save us many hours of intense
labor removing this debris by hand. We are very excited to add this piece of equipment to our operation. August 4
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins conducted her annual farm tour which included a
visit to Jake Creek Pecans. Each year, Rep. Jenkins visits farms throughout the 2nd District to see how
crops are doing and chat with farmers about concerns they have with the federal government and the policies
it has on agriculture. Jake Creek Pecans 11469 W 335th St,
Paola KS 66071 (913) 406-2501
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