Think you have what it takes to be in the "Group of 60"? Consider entering the North Carolina Peanut Production Contest.
For many years the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association, in cooperation with North Carolina State Extension, has supported a...
In the world of peanuts, Georgia is king, growing over 46 percent of the U.S. crop. So where better to locate a laboratory dedicated to solving problems of the U.S. peanut industry?
In Dawson, Georgia, Nov. 22, the National Peanut...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to begin making the second round of 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments the week before Thanksgiving to help farmers suffering from trade retaliations by foreign nations. Producers of MFP-eligible commodities will be...
• By Jessica Domel •
Drought took a toll on the Texas peanut crop this season.
Shelly Nutt, executive director of Texas Peanut Producers, said the crop looked good initially, but as farmers started harvesting, they noticed a yield loss.
“It’s directly...
When you’ve got a dry day in a harvest season like this, you go for it.
It was this common sense that kept Andy Vangilder, Extension peanut agronomist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Extension plant pathologist...
Texas A&M AgriLife Research has changed the name of the for Texas Foundation Seed Service to Texas A&M AgriLife Foundation Seed, effective immediately.
“The new name – Texas A&M AgriLife Foundation Seed – strongly emphasizes our relationship with Texas A&M...
Tillage systems, twin rows and seeding rates are topics to consider before next planting season.
North Carolina Extension peanut specialist David Jordan answers planting-related questions producers may be thinking about over the winter.
Q Should I transition my planting pattern to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation announced corrected 2019 crop loan rates. Loan rates published in June were incorrectly calculated.
The 2014 Farm Bill established the national loan rate for peanuts at $355 per ton, which is unchanged...
Well-deserved recognition is in order for the National Peanut Research Laboratory.
• By Amanda Huber •
Today’s farmers continue to reap the benefits sown by a group of forward-thinking peanut leaders in the late 1950s. That’s when the idea for a...
The U.S. market is in a “wait and see” mode. The Southeast, where 70% of peanuts are grown, is experiencing hot and dry conditions, one of the longest such periods in history.
Early planted peanuts were considered good, especially those...
A proactive approach using diverse weed-control tactics is the most effective way to manage herbicide resistance. Early detection leads to easier management and decreases the potential spread of the resistant biotype.
Unfortunately, because resistant plants and susceptible plants look alike,...
Grower groups throughout the peanut belt do a good job of educating congressional staffers about the importance of our crop and of rural America, in general.
Recently, the Georgia Peanut Commission and the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation hosted 20 such...
The Seam Working With Delta Peanut
The Seam, a provider of trading and agribusiness software solutions, announced that it will be working with Delta Peanut LLC, a new shelling operation based in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
The Seam’s platform is designed with foundational...
Industry experts are writing guidelines to help producers plan for and recover from hurricanes.
• By Amanda Huber •
Hurricanes and tropical storms produce a multitude of impacts ranging from damaging winds, inland flooding, coastal surges and sometimes an isolated tornado....
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