The Sustainable U.S. Peanut Initiative provides a toolkit to communicate with consumers who are increasingly making choices based on environmental impact. ⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ The peanut industry abounds with data. The Peanut Genomic Initiative mapped the genetic makeup of the...

Avoid the ‘perfect storm’ situation for a leaf spot control failure.  ⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ Anticipating what might happen with disease pressure in your fields and providing research-based strategies to mitigate that yield destroyer are what plant pathologists do, says...

Farmers of all crops, including peanuts, are being blasted with uncontrollable problems as planting season gets underway. The world was turned upside down with the pandemic two years ago, and it seems life will never get back to normal. COVID-19...

Farm Bill Hearings Begin  The U.S. House Agriculture Committee kicked off discussions over the most basic topics of the upcoming Farm Bill. Producers are facing higher costs for fuel, seed, fertilizer and other inputs amid supply chain backlogs and inflation.  Representatives...

It seems like forever ago when I attended a National Peanut Board event in New York City. The two-day exhibition was at New York’s iconic Grand Central Station, followed by a chef demonstration and tasting event at the stylish...

By Will Clark • Fast facts: Ninth annual Mid-South Conference set for June 10 in Memphis Six continuing education hours including one hour of ethics will be provided Register online at https://bit.ly/3rSvzAd Early bird registration deadline May 22 Early bird...

New cultivars or the favored Georgia-06G, remember what it takes to get a good stand.  ⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ Peanut breeders work with new varieties for years, but eventually state specialists get to plant the new options as well. University...

Plant To Irrigation Capacity The weather station near Seminole, Texas, recorded less than a half inch of rain from November 2021 to January 2022. This means that the soil is very dry without any water reserved for peanut season. We...

South Carolina farmer Richard Rentz works with Clemson precision agriculture engineer Kendall Kirk to improve efficiency and profitability. The past 12 months have been largely profitable for South Carolina farmers, but challenges — beyond the regular ones of bad weather,...

⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ A new runner-type peanut variety from the program of Barry Tillman, peanut breeder at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna, may be an answer...

The U.S. peanut industry must solve the problem of aflatoxin and change perceptions about quality. ⋅ By Amanda Huber ⋅ For the second year in a row, per capita peanut consumption achieved new levels the National Peanut Board reported in late...

A new year generally rings in fresh optimism as farmers look ahead to the next planting season. Yet, as 2021 was coming to an end, despite strong commodity prices, growers were increasingly concerned about the future. It’s like the coach...

In Brief ⇒ Economic improvements will come, but after this season. ⇒ Georgia association reports 7,000 fewer acres of certified seed in 2021. ⇒ Boddiford elected GPC chairman after Morris retires. ⇒ NPB seeks board members from Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. ⇒ APC selects...

The customer is always right. We’ve all heard this longstanding mantra of customer service often attributed to Chicago retailer, Marshall Field, as quoted in The Boston Herald in September 1905. But as a peanut industry, is our customer right?...

By Allison Floyd • UGA horticulture scientist Ye Juliet Chu is the latest peanut researcher in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences to produce three breeding lines from peanut’s wild relatives. (Submitted photo) Using proven production practices to fight disease in...