By Peyton Woods
Alabama Peanut Producers Association
For King Thomas, farming is more than a job. It is a way of life he learned from his father nearly 40 years ago.
Thomas, 53, grew up around agriculture in the Wiregrass, watching his...
National Peanut BoardThe National Peanut Board (NPB) continues to remove barriers to peanut consumption by empowering K-12 foodservice professionals to serve more peanuts in more ways. That mission took center stage at the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference...
National Peanut Buying Points Association
ARC & PLC FARMERS FINALLY GET SOME HELP
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman...
Sarah Zumwalt, Lincoln University
Jefferson City, Missouri
Lincoln University of Missouri (LU) researcher Suman Veeramasu is leading a project to identify peanut cultivars — varieties selected for specific traits — capable of thriving under Southeast Missouri’s growing conditions.
Each cultivar offers different...
KAY LEDBETTER
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Texas peanut producers made careful planting choices in 2026, responding to both market signals and a dry outlook, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency peanut acreage report...
KAY LEDBETTER
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
From dairy to cotton, producers explore organics with Texas A&M AgriLife support programs
Growing organic in Texas has never been easier. Much of that is due to the hard work of growers and their collaborations with Texas...
Cotton Rohrscheib
Cotton Buzz
Peanuts have become an important alternative crop for farmers in parts of Arkansas, particularly on the lighter, sandier soils of the Delta. They provide another rotation option alongside cotton, soybeans, corn and rice and, under the right...
David Jordan
NORTH CAROLINA
Growers face many challenges throughout the cropping cycle. They can also experience additional challenges affecting yield and market grades after peanuts are dug and vines inverted prior to harvesting (threshing).
One potential threat is freeze damage. While growers...
The collapse of Delta Peanut threatened farmers, families and an agricultural industry built across the Mid-South
A chronological feature on the 2026 Delta Peanut crisis
For peanut farmers across Arkansas and southeast Missouri, September is supposed to be a season of...
Article by Samaria Garrett, MS, RDN
When many people think about sustainable living, they picture reusable containers, organic grocery stores or carefully curated kitchens. Sustainability is often presented as something to purchase or lifestyle defined by products and aesthetics.
But long...
Researchers hope to create a therapy that reduces the fear, anxiety and lifestyle limitations associated with peanut allergy.
A research team at the UNC School of Medicine has received a $3.5 million federal grant to develop a long-lasting, safer treatment...
National Peanut Buying Points Association
MARKET WATCH
PEANUT STOCKS AND PROCESSING REPORT– USDA’s Peanut Stocks and Processing Report shows for the month of July 2026, the 12th month of the marketing year, peanut stocks in commercial storage totaled 3.20 billion pounds equivalent farmer...
Dr. David Jordan
North Carolina State University
Growers across the Virginia-Carolina region continue to protect peanuts from leaf spot disease, southern stem rot, and Sclerotinia blight. Most growers are making their final sprays during the week of September 7. Growers across...
by Murdoch University
edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin
An international team that includes researchers from Murdoch University's Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI) has built the most comprehensive genetic map of the peanut yet and used this new genomic...
By: Ibukunoluwa Adelekan, Sarah Beth Thompson, and Wesley Porter
Harvest for peanut s has already started in the earlier planted peanuts across the state. With the later plant dates on the decline from peak water usage, the earlier plant dates...
