pecan farming

Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday that Southern Roots Nut Co. plans to open a pecan processing facility in Dothan, where the New Mexico-based company will create 120 jobs in Alabama’s Wiregrass region. Southern Roots will invest nearly $16.6 million to outfit an existing building and construct a new facility in Houston County.

Alabama farmers say heavy rain and fungus have put a dent in the pecan crop.J. Ryan Williams of Quality Co-Op said his firm is paying 60 cents per pound…