John KempfRegenerative Agriculture Entrepreneur

Increasing Pecan Yields up to 6x While Eliminating Herbicides with Troy Swift

14 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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A pecan farmer (speaker) states their mission: not to be the largest grower but to develop and demonstrate farming methods that are better for the environment, improve the farm's bottom line, and increase safety for employees, visitors, and families. The speaker emphasizes sustainable, health-focused practices and creating a place for others to learn and adopt these methods.

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Well, I've kind of made it my mission because of place in life and my age and the size of my farm. I'm never going to be that pecan farmer that says I grew a million pounds or I was the biggest grower in Texas or anything like that. That's never going to be me. What I am trying to do is discover these new ways of farming that are better for the environment, better for the bottom line, safer for the employees and the visitors and the families and the food, nutrition. I want that to be what I have provided people a place to sit and. And they're taking me up on.