TORNILLO, Texas — Shannon Ivey grew up alongside the pecan orchards on his family’s farm. Now 41, the fourth-generation pecan farmer recently walked under the shade of the nearly 50 year-old trees planted in the 1970s. Crawling with quail, songbirds and “pesky squirrels,” Ivey’s pecan groves southeast of El Paso are cool and lush. But the … Continue reading Drought creates uncertainty for El Paso area pecan farmers