Peanut

No competition for peanut acreage No competition for peanut acreage

Though peanut prices are good, hovering around $540 a farmer stock ton, lower yields squeeze profit margins.

byPam Caraway, Executive Editor

Feb 14, 2025

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2 tweaks to your peanut weed control that will pay off 2 tweaks to your peanut weed control that will pay off

Feb 12, 2025

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Ondulla Toomer, USDA-ARS research chemist, North Carolina

Marrying peanuts with poultry benefits both industries Marrying peanuts with poultry benefits both industries

byShelley E. Huguley

Jan 28, 2025

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U.S. peanut production up, exports remain strong U.S. peanut production up, exports remain strong

Dec 23, 2024

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Georgia peanut harvest

Analysis: Peanut farmers annually losing revenue Analysis: Peanut farmers annually losing revenue

byFarm Progress staff

Dec 3, 2024

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Tanner Hogue, Terry County, Texas, peanut and cotton farmer

Fast-maturing peanut yields well, saves money, water Fast-maturing peanut yields well, saves money, water

byLaurie Martin

Nov 27, 2024

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Baseball and peanuts

Improving peanut’s roast flavor with breeding, machine learning

Improving peanut’s roast flavor with breeding, machine learning

byJohn Hart, Associate Editor

Peanut Harvest

Acreage up as peanut harvest comes to close

Acreage up as peanut harvest comes to close

bySusan Collins Smith

Prepare now for crop diseases next year

Prepare now for crop diseases next year

byBob Kemerait, Plant Pathologist

Hurricane Helene damaged cotton in Coffee County, Ga.

Extreme things bring about extreme actions

Extreme things bring about extreme actions

byBrad Haire, Executive Editor

Hurricane Helene survivers in Bartow Georgia work to recover after the storm

Georgia farmers will receive $100-million hurricane relief plan

Georgia farmers will receive $100-million hurricane relief plan

byFarm Progress staff

diesel nut

Peanut market expands adding cooking oil, renewable fuel

Peanut market expands adding cooking oil, renewable fuel

byKay Ledbetter, Texas A&M Communications

peanuts

Peanut production rises in Texas, U.S.

Peanut production rises in Texas, U.S.

byKay Ledbetter, Texas A&M Communications

After Helene, initial ag assessments grim

After Helene, initial ag assessments grim

byBrad Haire, Executive Editor

Joe Baumgardner

Texas Rolling Plains hit hard by August heatwave, drought

Texas Rolling Plains hit hard by August heatwave, drought

byShelley E. Huguley, Senior Editor

peanuts on a digger

Southwest peanut acreage up; yields hurt by drought, heat

Southwest peanut acreage up; yields hurt by drought, heat

byRon Smith, Contributing Writer

Cotton crop in Georgia before Hurricane Helene.

It wasn’t calm before the storm

It wasn’t calm before the storm

byBrad Haire, Executive Editor

peanuts

Peanut panic and praise: My unforgettable key quest

Peanut panic and praise: My unforgettable key quest

byShelley E. Huguley, Senior Editor

NC Peanut field day plot

North Carolina peanut farmers gain remarkable yield

North Carolina peanut farmers gain remarkable yield

byJohn Hart, Associate Editor

red sky in rural north carolina

Push for a new farm bill came with a letter

Push for a new farm bill came with a letter

byBrad Haire, Executive Editor

peanuts

Extension recommendations may not fit all growers, but…

Extension recommendations may not fit all growers, but…

byBob Kemerait, Plant Pathologist

irrigation

Irrigation cutoff decision? ‘It depends’

Irrigation cutoff decision? ‘It depends’

byRon Smith, Contributing Writer

Bob Parker, right, talks with Richard Oteng-Frimpong

Why Africa is in U.S. peanut’s best interest

Why Africa is in U.S. peanut’s best interest

2024 Peanut Efficiency Award winners

Peanut farmers answer for what and why they do

Peanut farmers answer for what and why they do

byJohn Hart, Associate Editor

On haU.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla); Graceville, Fla. peanut farmer Michael Davis; and Oglethorpe, Ga. peanut farmer Donald Chase

Farm bill draft increases peanut reference prices

Farm bill draft increases peanut reference prices

byJohn Hart, Associate Editor

APRES

Students benefit from APRES participation

Students benefit from APRES participation

byRon Smith, Contributing Writer

APRES

Rick Brandenburg receives distinguished service award

Rick Brandenburg receives distinguished service award

byRon Smith, Contributing Writer

Kevin, Brad, and Drew Monahan

Successful farming requires teamwork

Successful farming requires teamwork

byJohn Hart, Associate Editor

APRES Emily Barnes

APRES student competition looks to future

APRES student competition looks to future

byRon Smith, Contributing Writer

PEA winners

Farm Press celebrates 25th class of peanut efficiency winners

Farm Press celebrates 25th class of peanut efficiency winners

byShelley E. Huguley, Senior Editor

Charles Simpson family

Renowned peanut breeder: Industry’s Indiana Jones

Renowned peanut breeder: Industry’s Indiana Jones

byShelley E. Huguley, Senior Editor

APRES

Dust Bowl remembered at 56 APRES meeting

Dust Bowl remembered at 56 APRES meeting

byRon Smith, Shelley E. Huguley

wilted peanut plant

I love hunting white mold in peanuts

I love hunting white mold in peanuts

byBob Kemerait, Plant Pathologist

Drew and Milton Parrish

Delta region Peanut Efficiency Award winners have success on the edge of the Delta

Delta region Peanut Efficiency Award winners have success on the edge of the Delta

byBrent Murphree, Senior Editor

Dyck family

Jesse Dyck named Southwest's PEA winner

Jesse Dyck named Southwest's PEA winner

byShelley E. Huguley, Senior Editor

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