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Joy Crosbyin Front-page, GROWERS, MEDIA WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, President Trump announced a new agricultural economic assistance package, totaling $11 billion for row crop producers, including peanuts. Specific payment rates for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program have not yet been announced, but farmers...

Plan focuses on increasing peanut passion among Gen Z while strengthening connections with all consumers ATLANTA The grower-funded National Peanut Board is beginning its next chapter with the launch of its 2026-2028 Strategic Plan. Key attributes of the plan include a refreshed mission statement,...

Seated L-R Alex Izmirlian, Premium Peanut, Anne-Marie DeLorenzo, Mars Wrigley, Nick Smith, along with Moderator and fellow Peanut Broker, Collins McNeil of M.C. McNeill & Co., update attendees during the Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association Convention. By Nick Smith,...

DR. NICHOLAS DUFAULT, DR. BARRY TILLMAN AND DR. MARCO GOYZUETTA GAINSVILLE, FLORIDA With the 2025 peanut season concluding, it’s a good time to review this year’s plant disease issues and prepare for the next. Last year, the focus was on soilborne diseases...

ALLISON FLOYD ATHENS, GEORGIA More than 4,000 miles separate the capital cities of Senegal in West Africa and Uganda in East Africa. If you drove eight hours a day, it would take you more than two weeks to make the journey. Yet both countries grow peanuts and, like...

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...

Peanut Buying Points Recognizes Service And Impact The National Peanut Buying Points Association hosted their Annual Winter Conference at J.W. Marriott in Tampa, Florida, recently with 183 attendees. The NPBPA’s Distinguished Service Award went to James Merritt, founder of Merritt Mechanical...

Awards Highlight Georgia Farm Show Peanut growers from around Georgia gathered at the Georgia Peanut Farm Show & Conference on the University of Georgia’s Tifton Campus in January. More than 1,500 participants had the opportunity to learn about research, products...

Congress Provides Economic, Disaster Assistance On Dec. 21, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 10545 by a vote of 366-34 that included a continuing resolution for FY25 appropriations funding, a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, $10...

January is a good time to make plans for the 2025 crop year and learn new practices, as well as consider what worked and didn’t work in the past year. The following are a couple of conferences that producers...

Rollins Nominated Secretary Of Ag President-elect Donald Trump has named Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rollins, a Texas native, is president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, a conservative think tank launched...

Farm Bill Needed Now Representatives from the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation traveled to Washington D.C. with more than 50 other agricultural organizations to discuss the critical need for a Farm Bill before the end of 2024. During the trip, SPFF...

Ag Committee Approves Farm Bill The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture voted to pass the Farm Bill, titled “The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024” in a 33-21 vote. Four democrats – Reps. Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Yadira Caraveo...

House, Senate Release Farm Bill Priorities In the first full week of May, both the Senate and House agriculture committees released priorities and proposals on the Farm Bill. On the Senate side, agriculture committee chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) says their version...

USDA Releases Prospective Plantings Report The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the Prospective Plantings report in late March. The report provides estimates of U.S. farmers’ 2024 planting intentions based on surveys conducted during the first two...