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...
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...
It’s a simple fact of life that we all need something to look forward to. Whatever that “something” is, it provides a crucial mental lift that offers you a respite from today’s reality. That something in peanut production may...
In what I consider the golden age of great Saturday morning cartoons, when a villain threatened to disrupt peace and harmony on the planet, a call was made to the Hall of Justice and the Super Friends assembled a...
Despite significant progress in preventing peanut allergy through early introduction, recent research has found that the message isn’t getting to new parents who need to hear it. That’s the challenge for University of Georgia Cooperative Extension nutrition and health...
Although Thomas A. Edison is often thought of as the inventor of the modern incandescent lightbulb, the truth is that many inventors worked for nearly a century to finally reach a large-scale test of lighting 25 buildings in New...
The Weed Science Society of America routinely surveys leaders in weed science to identify important weed research topics for the next five to 10 years. You can read the article on page 16, but what the survey found is...
This issue of Peanut Grower developed a theme quite innocently enough. As an industry, we are pretty good at recognizing both the pioneers and the everyday person in the trenches who bring a lot to the table for peanut...
Maybe it’s because I am getting older as are my parents or that I have now experience with a passing friend’s estate, but succession planning has been on my mind of late. It’s a complex process even with the...
Once a month, I get an enewsletter with the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer outlining current farmer sentiment. Although from the Midwest, the concerns are pretty universal throughout agriculture.
This month revealed a modest increase in farmer sentiment. When...
This month, I continue my talk with National Peanut Board president and CEO Ryan Lepicier.
Q: What is your philosophy on NPB-sponsored production research?
Since 2001, we’ve spent more than $45 million on production research, which is critical for...
As the New Year got underway, a new president and CEO took over the reins of the National Peanut Board. But he’s not brand new. For more than 15 years, Ryan Lepicier has led marketing and communications at NPB,...
It may be the beginning of the year, but planning for the coming planting season is likely already underway. Taking soil samples is one of those tasks to be completed at this time of year so there is time...
You don’t put all your eggs into one basket or your farm into one crop. It’s a dangerous gamble that could lose you everything. Following that same thought, you don’t put all your wild species in one place or...
Indeterminate. As an adjective, it means uncertain in extent, amount or nature; not definite; inconclusive; unable to be predicted, calculated or deduced. Peanuts are an indeterminate plant, and all those adjectives pretty much describe trying to nail down crop...
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