Early pest control and vigorous growth from the start pay dividends all season long.  As unpredictable as peanuts can be, it’s a relief to have options with planting fast approaching. “We’ll probably be planting sometime in May,” says Eddie Polin,...

Remember the lessons learned but stick with proven methods this season. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ The best thing I can tell you in 2024, says University of Georgia Extension agronomist Scott Monfort, is “Don’t use 2023 as a measuring stick....

A ‘roller coaster’ season at least has some high points. Drought continues to linger in patches of the state, but Texas agricultural producers face much better cropping outlooks going into spring says Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. In late September...

Nearly everyone agrees that peanuts have a great story to tell. It’s a nutritious food and good source of affordable protein. The crop fits into a rotation with other crops. The water footprint to grow peanuts is much less...

The peanut market is quiet and has been all winter. Trade considers this market very firm, especially for any needed shelled mediums and jumbo runners. There does seem to be a shortage of jumbo runners as the outturn this...

With production matching demand and little competition for acres, peanut planting is expected to be about the same in 2024. ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ Before looking ahead to 2024’s economic outlook, it is helpful to take a look at what...

Opposition Raised To Changing The Reference Price Farm groups have met with members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees in Washington D.C. and urged leaders to raise reference prices in the new Farm Bill since costs of production...

  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...

Mizzou’s new Digital Agriculture Research and Extension Center will enhance research, education and outreach in emerging digital technologies for farming. Nearly one-third of Missouri's economy is tied to agriculture. That’s why the state’s flagship land-grant institution, the University of Missouri,...

Estimates show Texas is in sixth place in the United States for organic agriculture with more than 300,000 acres. Peanuts are one of the crops grown, specifically because the West Texas climate does not favor fungal diseases that make...

  Variety selection is one of the most important decisions farmers make all year. Today’s varieties offer multiple levels of disease resistance as well as possible root knot nematode resistance and other important traits. The best variety choice is always...

⋅ SPONSORED CONTENT ⋅ Producers across the southern U.S. are switching to cotton varieties that better fit their peanut rotation, making a change that has improved management and increased cotton yield potential. Travis Mixon farms cotton and peanuts with his father,...

As farmers approach 2024 planting season, most are hoping it is not similar to the 2023 season. Peanut production this past year had numerous events, many of which could not be explained. From the cold soils affecting seed emergence...

Time To Select Farm Programs Farmers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2024 crop year. The deadline to complete enrollment and any election change is March 15, 2024. Farmers...

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,...