12+ hour, 6+ min ago  (201+ words) Well peanut farmers are trying to get the rest of this crop planted in. Only about 65 percent of the peanuts were in the ground this week and the conditions are too wet in Georgia, Florida and Alabama to finish right…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (223+ words) Well, rain showers slow down action in the peanut field, but farmers are moving right along. Georgia has reported 61 percent of their crop is planted. That compares to 41 last week, 71 percent last year. Alabama is up to 57 percent planted, 37 last…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (122+ words) Southeast Ag NET The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is prioritizing nutrient density on many of the foods and overall health outcomes when evaluating food products. One product that we like to enjoy is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (198+ words) The American Peanut Council serves to promote peanuts abroad for American peanut farmers. They do pay membership through the American Peanut Council, which also gets some special'grant money through the Market Access Program from USDA. A rigorous selection process has'been…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (130+ words) Today, the National Peanut Board has launched a brand platform that aims to elevate peanuts'beyond being just a reliable staple. The theme? It's not nuts, it's peanuts. For the first time,'the U. S. farmers, manufacturers, and other brands are rallying behind…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (192+ words) Well, the peanut farmers keep watching the Peanut Stocks and Processing Report from USDA'and it shows they have too many peanuts. Matter of fact, the commercial storage right now is up 36. 4% compared to the same time'last year.'Also, the shell…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (290+ words) It is estimated that about 25% of Georgia's peanut acres have been planted so far this spring. But it is those acres planted right before the recent deluge of rainfall that has Scott Monfort, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension peanut agronomist…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago  (149+ words) Southeast Ag NET Scott Monfort, the peanut specialist in Georgia provided an update and some recommendations for peanut growers. Monfort said, "The best thing as you can walk'outside and see right now is rainfall. We needed that to get this…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (26+ words) Drought Condition Overview Impacting Southern Crops Southeast Ag NET Drought conditions have impacted southern crop planting and USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey provided an overview of those conditions....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (147+ words) Southeast Ag NET The U. S. Department of Agriculture has appointed additional representatives to the National Peanut Board. The National Peanut Board is made up of 12 producer members and their alternates with eleven members and their alternates representing the states of Alabama,…...