Category Archives: General

Adjusting planter equipment

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Joy Crosby

Adjusting planting equipment from one field to the next can make the difference between a healthy crop stand and a poor stand, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension precision agriculture and irrigation specialist Wes Porter. Porter believes Georgia growers … Continue reading →

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April 2018 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Joy Crosby

The April 2018 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Adjusting planter equipment National Peanut Board launches PeanutVision.org Peanut Disease & Insect Guidebook Florida Peanut Producers Association hosts 43rd annual membership meeting … Continue reading →

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National Peanut Board Launches PeanutVision.org to Leverage Key Issues

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Joy Crosby

USA-grown peanuts are perfectly positioned as the food of now and the food of the future. To help the peanut industry tell this story, the National Peanut Board has launched a new online resource: The Peanut Vision at peanutvision.org. This … Continue reading →

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U.S. farmers expected to plant less peanuts in 2018

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Joy Crosby

Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant an estimated 1.5 million acres of peanuts in 2018, down 18   percent from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released recently by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). … Continue reading →

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March 2018 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Joy Crosby

The March 2018 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Peanut acreage on the rise in North Alabama Peanut Weed Guidebook Mississippi Peanut Growers holds annual meeting and trade show Georgia Peanut … Continue reading →

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Budget Agreement Eliminates Generic Base

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Joy Crosby

Congress cleared a budget agreement and disaster-aid package that has a significant impact on farmers for the 2018 crop year. The budget agreement passed the House by a vote of 240 to 186 and passed the Senate by a vote … Continue reading →

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Perdue Unveils Farmers.gov, Interactive Website for Agricultural Producers

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Joy Crosby

(Grand Rapids, MI, February 1, 2018) –U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled Farmers.gov, the new interactive one-stop website for producers maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farmers.gov is now live but will have multiple features added … Continue reading →

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Jan/Feb 2018 Southeastern Peanut Farmer

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Joy Crosby

The Jan/Feb 2018 issue of the Southeastern Peanut Farmer is now available online. Click here! This issue features: Peanut Variety Guidebook Peanut Breeders of the Southeast The Value of Certified Peanut Seed Mapping the Genetic Code Knowing Production Costs Major … Continue reading →

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Perdue Names Appointees to the USDA Farm Service Agency State Committees

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Joy Crosby

U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced the individuals who will serve on the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. The state committee is responsible for the oversight of farm programs … Continue reading →

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National Peanut Board elects 2018 officers

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Joy Crosby

Greg Gill, a peanut farmer from Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, was elected chairman of the 12-member National Peanut Board last week during the Board’s quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C. Gill, who served 2017 as vice-chairman, begins his one-year term Jan. 1. … Continue reading →

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