News Releases

March 19, 2024

Belding Farms Regrets Decision by Groundwater District

FORT STOCKTON, Texas (March 19, 2024) — Belding Farms, a pecan grower in Fort Stockton, expressed regret over a decision by the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District declining to consider changing district rules to add protections for the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer that underlies Pecos County and feeds Comanche Springs.

May 30, 2023

Belding Farms Bid to Halt Groundwater Permit is Denied by Court

Belding Farms, a pecan grower in Fort Stockton that is seeking to stop renewal of a groundwater permit to export water out of Pecos County, was denied its legal request to halt the process on Tuesday.

April 20, 2022

Belding Farms and Texas Water Trade launch irrigation trial

Fort Stockton Pioneer Belding Farms, one of the largest pecan growers in Texas, and Texas Water Trade, a nonprofit water-conservation organization, have launched their first joint […]

April 13, 2022

Growing season underway at Belding Farms

Fort Stockton Pioneer Growing season began last month for the pecans at Belding Farms. The farm, located in Pecos County, produces an average of 5 million […]

March 30, 2022

April 13, 2022

Growing season underway at Belding Farms

Fort Stockton Pioneer Growing season began last month for the pecans at Belding Farms. The farm, located in Pecos County, produces an average of 5 million […]

March 30, 2022

Opinion: Canary in the Coal Mine

Fort Stockton Pioneer Comanche Springs is the canary in the coal mine for our community. Read more…

February 10, 2021

Opinion: It’s time to pay attention to the water we cannot see

Texas' rivers are iconic. The groundwater that sustains them is invisible...