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March 2020 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Joy Crosby

The March 2020 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Farm Recovery Program Block Grants Available for Georgia Farmers Spreading Good Campaign Aims to Spread Goodwill 2020 Weed Guidebook Georgia Peanut Commission … Continue reading →

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Georgia Peanut Commisison Research Report Day set for Feb. 5 in Tifton

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Joy Crosby

The Georgia Peanut Commission will hold the annual Research Report Day, Feb. 5, 2020, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL), located on the University of Georgia Tifton campus at 2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, … Continue reading →

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Georgia Peanut Farm Show provides a day of education for farmers

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Joy Crosby

More than 1,600 attendees were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 44th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference on Jan. 16, 2020, at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. … Continue reading →

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January/February 2020 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Joy Crosby

The January/February 2020 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Culinary experts attend Farm-to-Table Peanut Harvest Tour in Alabama 2020 Peanut Variety Guidebook Florunner – An industry favorite destroyed by TSWV From … Continue reading →

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USDA Opens 2020 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Joy Crosby

Agricultural producers now can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs – two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety net programs – for the 2020 crop year. Meanwhile, producers who enrolled farms for the … Continue reading →

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October/November 2019 – Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Joy Crosby

The October/November 2019 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: National Peanut Research Lab Celebrates 50 Years of Research American Peanut Growers Group Opens New Blancher Delta Peanut Breaks Ground Georgia Peanut … Continue reading →

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USDA Resources Available for Farmers Hurt by 2018, 2019 Disasters

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Joy Crosby

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 9, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that agricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus … Continue reading →

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New UGA scientist will study soil makeup on Tifton campus

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Joy Crosby

Georgia feels like home for Ghana-native soil scientist Henry Sintim, and that’s what drew him to the University of Georgia Tifton campus. Sintim joined the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences on Aug. 1 as an assistant professor in … Continue reading →

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USDA Opens 2019 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Joy Crosby

(Washington, D.C., September 3, 2019) – Agricultural producers can now enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, two popular safety net programs, for the 2019 crop year. Interested producers must sign up for either … Continue reading →

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UGA Extension precision agriculture specialist advocates use of downforce at planting

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Joy Crosby

Georgia farmers with reduced plant stands can help alleviate those problems next season by correcting settings and using downforce on their planters, according to Wes Porter, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension irrigation specialist and precision agriculture expert. Downforce is the … Continue reading →

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