Pecan Credentials and Memberships

Pecan Memberships

SRP is a proud supporter of the following organizations.

• Current Board Member of the Texas Pecan Growers Association
  

• Member of Texas Pecan Growers Association since 2001

• Supporter of the American Pecan Council

• Member of the National Pecan Shellers Association

• Supporter of the Texas Pecan Board

• Supporter of GoTexan

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Industry Accomplishments

Pecan Accomplishments

• 66 acre farm owner/operator since 1998
  

• 197 acre farm owner/operator since 2004

• Establishment of two pecan orchards which combined contain over 1,000 irrigated trees including 13 different varieties

• Management and custom harvesting of approximately 800 acres of improved and native pecans along the San Marcos River since 2002

• Host of the 2010 and 2016 Texas Pecan Growers Association (TPGA) convention field trip; Troy Swift has attended most TPGA conventions since 2002

Employee Education

SRP's Employees and Managers have the following education.

• Troy Swift attended the 2000 Texas A&M Pecan Short Course
  

• Charleston (Chuck) Jackson and Jeremy Huebner attended the 2018 Texas A&M Pecan Short Course; Athanasee Swift, Richard Reyes, and Scott Norman attended the 2019 Texas A&M Pecan Short Course

• Regularly attend instructional “Field Day” classes presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

• Troy Swift has attended instructional classes at most Texas Pecan Growers Association Annual Conventions since 2002

• Charleston Jackson attended instructional classes at the 2014 Texas Pecan Growers Association Annual Convention

• Continuous study and review the Texas Pecan Handbook and Pecan South Magazine

Lumber Credentials and Memberships

Lumber Memberships

• Member of the National Hardwood Lumber Association
  

SRP is a proud supporter of the following organizations.

Milling Equipment

Swift River Pecans' current  milling equipment

• 3 sawmills including: The Wood-Mizer WM 1000, Log Master band saw, and the Peterson ASM (swingblade) used for planning slabs
  

• Three lumber-drying kilns with a total capacity of 27,500 board feet

Employee Education

SRP's Employees and Managers have the following education.

• Charleston (Chuck) Jackson completed the NHLA Lumber Inspector Training School in Memphis, TN in 2020.

• Troy Swift, Owner of Swift River Pecans, attended the 2015 National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) Conference in Nashville, TN. 

• Troy Swift and Nathan Reynolds, Sawyer, attended instructional classes at the 2015 Ohio Forestry Association Show in Cambridge, OH for Kiln Drying, Lumber Grading and Sawing for Grade.

Local Woodworkers, Cabinet and Furniture Makers

A List of Our Trusted Woodworkers, Cabinet and Furniture Makers. Give Them a Call!

Austin Area

A list of woodworkers, cabinet and furniture makers in the Austin area.

• WR Wood Working                       (512) 992-8812
  

• DeVos Custom Woodworking      (512) 894-0464

• Sell Design Group                         (512) 632-1648

• Holcomb Custom Woodwork       (512) 626-4973

• Dupont Cabinetry & Design         (512) 557-2205

• Ralph Fulton                                   (512) 787-7934

• LW Custom Cabinets                     (512) 844-0039

• Brian Davis Design                         (512) 964-6316

• 4th Edition Design                         (269) 217-0849

San Antonio Area

A list of woodworkers, cabinet and furniture makers in the San Antonio area.

• Steel Creations LLC                        (210) 758-6644 / (301) 742-4376
  

Houston Area

A list of woodworkers, cabinet and furniture makers in the Houston area.

• Hawkins Furniture                          (281) 382-9074
  

San Marcos Area

A list of woodworkers, cabinet and furniture makers in the San Marcos area.

• Adamson Brothers Design             (214) 435-8899