Pecan Memberships
SRP is a proud supporter of the following organizations.
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Current Board Member of the Texas Pecan Growers Association
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Member of Texas Pecan Growers Association since 2001
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Supporter of the American Pecan Council
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Member of the National Pecan Shellers Association
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Supporter of the Texas Pecan Board
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Supporter of GoTexan
Industry Accomplishments
A list of Swift River Pecans' industry accomplishments.
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66 acre farm owner/operator since 1998
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197 acre farm owner/operator since 2004
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Establishment of two pecan orchards which combined contain over 1,000 irrigated trees including 13 different varieties
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Management and custom harvesting of approximately 800 acres of improved and native pecans along the San Marcos River since 2002
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Host of the 2010, 2016, and 2021 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.
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Troy Swift attended the 2000 Texas A&M Pecan Short Course
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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; Austin Russo attended the 2021 Texas A&M Pecan Short Course.
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Regularly attend instructional “Field Day” classes presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
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Troy Swift has attended instructional classes at most Texas Pecan Growers Association Annual Conventions since 2002
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Charleston Jackson attended instructional classes at the 2014 Texas Pecan Growers Association Annual Convention; William Correll attended instructional classes at the 2021 Texas Pecan Growers Association Annual Convention.
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Continuous study and review the Texas Pecan Handbook and Pecan South Magazine
Pecan Credentials and Memberships
Lumber Credentials and Memberships
Lumber Memberships
SRP is a proud supporter of the following organizations.
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Member of the National Hardwood Association
Milling Equipment
A list of Swift River Pecans' current milling equipment.
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3 sawmills including: The Wood-Mizer WM 1000, Log Master band saw, and the Peterson ASM (swingblade) used for planning slabs
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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.
