
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
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.
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Charleston (Chuck) Jackson completed the NHLA Lumber Inspector Training School in Memphis, TN in 2020.
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Troy Swift, Owner of Swift River Pecans, attended the 2015 National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) Conference in Nashville, TN.
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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.