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...

Alabama Extension peanut agronomist Kris Balkcom outlines challenges from 2024 as producers look ahead to this year. Plus, two conferences offer additional learning opportunities To prepare for the coming crop year, most experts agree that it’s important to look at what...

The 2024 peanut crop was often described as disappointing, difficult and challenging on the farm. Overall, with the weather extremes, including two hurricanes and other problems, the industry is lucky to have the volume and quality that has been delivered. Most...

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...

LandScan Secures Digital Twin Patent A groundbreaking patent, granted to LandScan, marks the first of its kind in the agriculture sector, involving the use of digital twin technology to revolutionize site characterization and precision farming practices. The advent of digital twin...

A University of Georgia research team collaborates on oil production and varieties. A new study by experts in the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is seeking to increase the value of Georgia’s peanut crops for new...

The two-spotted spider mite is a small pest that was a big problem in fields this summer. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ The master of surviving high temperatures, the two-spotted spider mite was a frequent pest to peanut fields this summer....

HudsonAlpha scientists are using genomics and biotechnology to address aflatoxin and drought stress. Peanuts are a crucial cash crop for countless farmers in the United States and across the globe. Their cultivation generates income, fosters rural development and empowers communities,...

An agricultural engineer for NPRL, Joseph McIntyre, is working on projects to make storing and drying peanuts safer. Specifically, he is working on an early fire detection sensor and system for peanut warehouses, which also has potential in cotton...

The center of origin of peanut is located in South America, specifically in southeastern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. In the early 1990s, peanut production moved to more southern areas of Argentina’s Córdoba Province, and as a result, a new...

From farmer to consumer, whatever questions arise, the National Peanut Research Lab uses cutting-edge research techniques to find the answer. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ The National Peanut Research Lab, in Dawson, Georgia, was a stop on this year’s Georgia Peanut...

Can farmers and buying points recover in time to gather the 2024 crop? ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Hurricane Helene swirled past its Florida landfall and was still a strong, fast-moving hurricane well into North Georgia. Devastation was left in its...

The Georgia Department of Agriculture, in a partnership with the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and in support by the Georgia Farm Bureau, has launched the Weathered But Strong: Hurricane Relief Fund to aid farmers and ranchers facing devastating losses...

The 2024-25 peanut season will be remembered as one of the most chaotic and unpredictable years in a row-crop farmer’s life. The erratic weather, including two hurricanes, tested the plans for a profitable year, and farmers had to couple...

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...