Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Virgil Vaughn's family and neighbors still halfway expect him to step out into his pecan orchard. This autumn marks the third ...

After an overnight torrent soaked the sandy soil and winds whipped across his orchard, Willis Hartley knew he was seeing something truly terrible only at daybreak. That's because he saw light. On any ...

Hurricane season coincides with pecan season. Severe weather is seldom kind to agriculture. A hard freeze too late in March or April shrinks a peach crop, while excessive temperatures and moisture ...

HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. — When Hurricane Michael heaved through Georgia five years ago, it damaged farms across the state, including trees at King Springs Pecan Farm in Hawkinsville. Farm Manager Cody Casey ...

Dashing through the snow in a front-wheel drive sleigh … the seasonal holiday road trip is a right of passage for many families. At one time, the roadside icon Stuckey’s was often a likely stop. “At ...