Kalli, Susmitha, Yangxuan Liu, University of Georgia, Hunter D. Biram, University of Arkansas, and Fayu Chong, Virginia Tech. “Peanut Crop Insurance: What’s Available and What’s New Under the OBBB Act.” Southern Ag Today – October 27, 2025. The One Big...

  Bonnie Coblentz  / STARKVILLE, Miss. The majority of Mississippi’s peanut crop is out of the ground and looking good, with recent rain across the state in late October slowing harvest progress. Brendan Zurweller, peanut specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension...

I’ve been skipping down memory lane lately thinking of the people I need to thank for the many wonderful years in the peanut industry and as editor of The Peanut Grower. But my journey started even before this. My FFA...

Checklist For Successful Planting Southwest peanut growers are busy planting peanuts in May. Please make sure you check the following suggestions to ensure the successful planting and stand establishment: ■ Maintain planter (all tubes and units) and tractor. ■ Check the soil...

Drought is expected to continue in the Southwest and expand into parts of the Southeast and Virginia-Carolina region in the early season. In late March and early April, forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center offered...

What are the current recommendations on lime, gypsum or gypsum replacement products? Peanuts, a legume, provide their own nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria, and the deep tap root is good at scavenging residual soil phosphorus and potassium. That...

Along with Arnie, FloRun™ ‘725’ offers a high level of Tomato Spotted Wilt resistance. A new high-yielding, disease-resistant peanut variety was released by the University of Florida’s, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center in...

Try these strategies and best practices for effective weed management in your fields. University of Georgia’s Extension weed specialist Eric Prostko offers insights on what it takes to control weeds in peanut fields. By adhering to these guidelines, farmers can...

As expected, more acres will be planted to peanuts with acreage of rotational partners declining or staying nearly the same as 2024. On March 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service released their annual Prospective Plantings...

Disease pressure will come to every field. Be ready with these recommendations. University of Georgia plant pathologist Bob Kemerait reminds growers that once the furrow is closed, all of the management decisions to protect the crop from tomato spotted wilt...

Keeping pace with the Trump administration, newly confirmed U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins hit the ground running with a flurry of announcements, cancelations and visits to farm country. One visit was to the University of Georgia’s College...

In the ever-changing status of tariffs, the American Peanut Council reports that the European Union on April 10, announced a 90-day pause on the application of retaliatory tariffs that would have included certain U.S. peanut products. EU President Von...

The unknowns in agriculture have cast a cloud of doubt over plans a farmer makes for the next season. As planting time arrives, the unknowns turn into surprises. Costs have increased as he or she orders fertilizer, chemicals and...

South Carolina Joins SPFF The Southern Peanut Farmers Federation welcomes the South Carolina Peanut Board. Formed in 1998, SPFF was established to allow Southeastern peanut producers to speak with a unified voice on legislative issues and partner with other state...

Five years ago, the University of Georgia Extension service began making a concerted effort to talk about rural health and, particularly, the stress farmers are under. In production meetings that spring, UGA peanut specialist Scott Monfort, said, “We know your...