Rob Mills / Peanut Grower The passing of former First Lady Rosalyn Carter may have jogged a few memories of how the Carter family of Plains, Georgia first came to prominence in the 1970’s.  It was their success in the peanut...

RYAN LEPICIER President & CEO, , National Peanut Board Almost two years ago, I shared my first message as CEO of the National Peanut Board, discussing "Planting the Seeds of Success." At that time, I reflected on the promise and opportunities...

WAYNE LEWIS LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Peanut allergies affect 1 in 50 children, and the most severe cases lead to a potentially deadly immune reaction called anaphylactic shock. Currently, there is only one approved treatment that reduces the severity of the allergic reaction,...

2026 Market Outlook For Peanuts, Cotton, Corn KEVIN ATHEARN LIVE OAK, FLORIDA The USDA revised ending stock projections downward for peanuts and cotton and upward for corn in the January crop reports released this week (Oil Crops Outlook and WASDE). Based on report data,...

Most of state’s crop goes to candy, peanut butter. Linda Geist / Sr. Strategic Communications Consultant / extension.missouri.edu Peanut harvest at the MU Fisher Delta Research Center in Portageville is part of a research project to improve peanut production in the...

MARK ABNEY / TIFTON, GEORGIA Insects and mites can cause severe economic loss, but not every field will be infested with damaging populations every year. Understanding the risk factors that contribute to pest outbreaks and weekly scouting are the foundations...

SCOTT TUBBS ATHENS, GEORGIA Planting Date: The ideal planting window is between late April and late May in regards to yield potential. A good peanut crop can be grown outside of this planting window, although the risk of reduced yield is...

Scott Monfort GEORGIA Preparing for the 2026 Peanut Growing Season: Key Considerations for Georgia Producers As Georgia farmers gear up for the 2026 growing season, many of the same forces that shaped last year’s decisions continue to influence production planning. Peanuts remain...

David Jordan NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Tillage Tillage systems vary across the peanut belt and are often tailored to the needs locally. In North Carolina, we routinely compare tillage systems across research stations and with on-farm cooperators. Here are a couple of...

Kris Balkcom ALABAMA Even though Alabama increased peanut acreage to 195,000 acres in 2025, we were able to harvest them relatively quickly due to the open weather this fall. Surprisingly, with the drier fall, there was a considerable amount of late-season...

DR. Wendiam Sawadgo /Assistant Professor & Extension Economist / Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology / auburn.edu  In 2025, U.S. peanut planted area reached its highest mark since 1991, at 1.95 million acres, as was confirmed by the recently released Crop Production...

Dr. Barry Tillman, (Assistant Director Professor, Agronomy UF/IFAS A newly developed runner‑type peanut—released by the University of Florida under the name ‘Gorbet’ has shown exceptional promise against two major peanut diseases in the Southeast. ‘Gorbet’ was named after Dr. Dan Gorbet, a...

  DR. YANGXUAN LIU. ATHENS, GEORGIA The year 2025 has brought peanut producers into a challenging market environment shaped by rising production, slow demand growth, and increasing competition in global trade. As growers continue shifting land away from less profitable crops,...

nationalpeanutboard.org Click Link to Listen: https://nationalpeanutboard.org/resources/podcast/roots-in-the-soil-a-day-with-westley-drake/ In the latest episode of The Peanut Podcast, we traveled to Newsoms, Virginia, where peanut farming isn’t just work—it’s a way of life. Our guest, Westley Drake, is a 14th-generation peanut farmer whose story blends...

  Eric P. Prostko / Extension Agronomist - Weed Science /extension.uga.edu Introduction Over the past few years, hophornbeam copperleaf (Acalypha ostryifolia) has become an increasing problem in agricultural fields throughout Georgia. It is very common in several western counties including Early, Randolph,...