The October forecast from USDA is for peanut production to be even higher than last month’s prediction which includes higher numbers here in the southeast.
Good general rainfall has been seen across the Southeast the past couple of days, thus harvest has been slowed in many areas. But when it comes to peanut fields that have already been combined, Ken Barton with the Florida Peanut Producers Association says some pretty good yields have been found.
Today Tyron Spearman talks about some of the regulations for the new Country of Origin Labeling.
Country of Origin Labeling officially started this week as Tyron Spearman reminds growers about that and also has this week’s peanut posted price information.
COOL underway
Peanut posted price
Tyron Spearman looks at the latest peanut stocks and processing numbers and also reminds those in Georgia about the sales tax days underway to help conserve energy.
Peanut Stocks Report
GA Sales Tax
Tyron Spearman updates where things stand at this time with the peanut harvest.
Today Tyron Spearman reminds growers of an important deadline coming up September 30th and looks back at a fuel tour held last week in Georgia.
Important Deadline
GA Fuel Tour
In order for peanut growers to better defend against the Spotted Wilt Virus in peanuts, they have had to move up their planting schedule. Unfortunately, this has created harvesting issues for the many farmers who also grow cotton. Researchers at the University of Georgia are now looking at new peanut cultivars that will allow the farmer to plant earlier without suffering from the virus or inadvertent harvesting logistics.
Work continues on a new program which will soon be ready from USDA, as Tyron Spearman has the details.
Today Tyron Spearman has an update on not only this week’s posted price for peanuts, but also the latest information concerning both exports and imports of peanuts.
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Today Tyron Spearman updates the latest in Washington concering the 10-acre rule and also comments on the peanut crop which continues to roll in.
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Research has been underway the past couple of seasons of spraying peanut fields at night, as University of Georgia’s Albert Culbreath updates their findings.
Tyron Spearman has an update on the concern by many in the industry about the 10-acre rule.
The Georgia Peanut Commission hosted their 22nd annual Peanut Tour with attendees from across the globe. The two day event crossed the southern part of Georgia with a variety of stops including farming operations, research plots and production plants. The tour also included a stop at Jimmy Carter’s boyhood home where the former President welcomed the attendees and spoke about his experiences as farmer and diplomat. Attendees ranged from fellow farmers eager to learn more about research findings to represenatives from Kraft Foods excited to see the production side of the peanut industry.
The Georgia Peanut Farm Tour is taking place this week as Tyron Spearman has an update from there and also looks at how the peanut harvest is going thus far here in the Southeast.
Today Tyron Spearman runs through some of the guidelines set for this year’s peanut crop.
The annual Georgia Peanut Tour kicks off this Tuesday evening and runs through Thursday as Tyron Spearman has the details.
Overall, the latest forecast from USDA is for peanut production to be up this year and that includes higher numbers here in the southeast.
A peanut/cotton field day was held yesterday near Tifton, Georgia and UGA’s John Beasley said he felt good about the peanut crop as harvest gets underway.
Tyron Spearman has the latest peanut crop update and reminds pecan growers about a field day coming up this Thursday in Georgia.
Today Tyron Spearman looks at the acreage numbers again which are being discussed as some differences exist in how many peanuts were actually planted this year.
Coming up this Wednesday, September 10th will be the Georgia Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day in Tifton, as Tyron Spearman has the details about that along with information concerning next week’s Georgia Peanut Tour.
Georgia cotton and peanut growers should be planning to attend the combined Cotton and Peanut Research Tour at the UGA Tifton campus on Wednesday, September 10 starting at 9 am.
For more information contact the Georgia Cotton Commission.
Tyron Spearman runs through the final numbers announced by USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation for peanuts.
Tyron Spearman also runs through the names of the new Peanut Buying Point officers which were named recently.
Tyron Spearman runs through some of the field day events upcoming.
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced that USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) will issue $82 million in final 2007 counter-cyclical payments (CCP) to eligible producers with enrolled peanut base acres in the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes final counter-cyclical payments on behalf of the CCC at the end of an applicable crop’s 12-month marketing year. Read the rest of this entry »
The Georgia Cotton Commission and the Georgia Peanut Commission have teamed up to offer a research tour for growers of both crops coming up on September 10 in Tifton.
For more information contact the Georgia Cotton Commission.
According to a University of Georgia peanut specialist, the crop in that state really improved after the recent rains. Tyron Spearman has the story.
The University of Florida will hold their annual Field Day event Thursday, September 4th at their Jay Research Facility. Barry Brecke talks about some of the things growers can learn about while there.
