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...

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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...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released an online toolbox with educational materials related to pesticides and endangered species — another step in the agency’s efforts to protect endangered species, support farmers, and provide critical environmental protections for communities...

The Mississippi River level measured at Memphis, Tennessee, has dropped to severe low levels for the third year in a row. As of 11:35 a.m. on Sept. 23, 2024, the river level fell to -10 feet. In the past 10...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Pesticide Inspector Residential Training Program. This funding, effective Aug. 2, will significantly expand the...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ If forecasts hold, the Mississippi River level at Memphis, Tennessee, will again fall below zero as harvest season takes hold, raising the specter of the last two seasons’ higher freight rates, piled up grain and weaker...

⋅ BY MARY HIGHTOWER ⋅ Lack of personnel and sketchy maps are among the stumbling blocks as the Environmental Protection Agency works pesticide approvals through the lens of the Endangered Species Act, according to a senior EPA adviser. The courts have...

Gary Roberson, a native son of North Carolina and agricultural engineer at North Carolina State University, retired in early 2024 after four decades as a teacher and Extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural Engineering. He retired as the...

Rains Led To Skippy Stands, Replanting Decisions I’ve been asked this question a lot over the past few weeks, “What is the condition of the peanut crop?” Overall, the crop has improved during this time, but issues this season include...

Doing things ‘the old way’ is this Southampton, Virginia, peanut producer’s passion. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ From articles in both Southern Living and Garden and Gun, to a feature on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers.gov “Friday’s on the Farm”...