This coming Tuesday, July 7th, the annual Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day will take place in Moultrie, Georgia as Tyron Spearman has the details.
Today Tyron Spearman talks about efforts underway to get the U.S. Governement to make more purchases of peanuts and peanut butter.
Today Tyron Spearman updates not only how the peanut crop looks at this time, but also what the latest stocks and processing numbers show.
Many expected to see lower numbers of peanuts acres this year as have been waiting for the National Agriculture Statistics Service to release their yearly June acreage report. And according to Tyron Spearman, now that the figures are out, we are seeing the lowest numbers of peanut acres in quite some time.
Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Saxby Chambliss, has introduced two pieces of legislation to promote a more effective national response to outbreaks of food-borne sickness.
Tyron Spearman has information about how NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is teaming with international hunger relief organization Feed The Children in efforts to distribute peanut butter to families in need throughout the U.S.
Many in agriculture are waiting to see how the acreage numbers look when the National Agriculture Statistics Service releases their annual crop acreage reports Tuesday morning, as Tyron Spearman said it’s really of interest to those in the peanut industry.
Many discussions took place this past week about food safety issues in the peanut industry, as Tyron Spearman has the details on that along with this week’s posted price information and a look ahead at what’s coming up.
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Florida Farm Bureau will hold it’s ninth annual CARES Dinner where they will recognize 26 farmers and ranchers from the Suwannee and Santa Fe River basins for their superior natural resource stewardship.
The annual Sunbelt Ag Expo Field day is coming up July 7th in Moultrie, Georgia as Tyron Spearman has the details.
Today Tyron Spearman has an update concerning the latest peanut export numbers.
The annual USA Peanut Congress is underway in Amelia Island, Florida as Tyron Spearman is there and has an update on what has been discussed thus far.
Tyron Spearman is attending the U.S.A. Peanut Congress which kicks off today and has this report.
Today Tyron Spearman has information about peanuts contracts now being offered.
Today Tyron Spearman has information about peanuts on loan and the fact some may end up in forfeiture again.
The sales of peanut butter rebounds. Everett Griner talks about it today.
Thefts are still costly to farmers. Today Everett Griner talks about just what is targeted.
AL/FL/GA agreement is still missing. Everett Griner gives us the details.
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Farmer and rancher candidate nominations will begin on Monday June 15th for local Farm Service Agency county committees, as Tyron Spearman has that information along with this week’s peanut posted price.
Nominations:
Peanut posted price:
USDA released their monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report Wednesday as Tyron Spearman looks at lower projections for some crops. He also has information about meetings next month for the Southern Peanut Growers, and looks at hi-lights of a recent trip to China by some with the Georgia Pecan Growers.
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There is a new calculator available on-line which helps peanut handlers and processors determine the right amount of ventilation for their storage warehouses.
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In this report, USDA Radio’s Gary Crawford (photo) talks with Meteorologist Brad Rippey about the potential for an El Nino weather pattern to develop, and if it does, what the impacts on various areas of the U S may be.
Growers are well aware that Nitrogen is a vital component to the success of many crops but Dave Schwartz, national products manager for SFP, says each year growers lose up to 50 percent of the applied nutrient.
Here is an update on where peanut plantings stand as of this week from Tyron Spearman.
Today Tyron Spearrnan has information concerning the Food safety Enhancement Act along with the variety selections that growers need to be thinking about if stll trying to get peanut seed in the ground.
Safety Act:
Varieties:
Today Tyron Spearman reminds growers the ACRE signup continues but there are only a few weeks left.
It’s getting late in the peanut planting season, and due to that, Tyron Spearman has information about late planted peanuts.
Looking at the latest peanut posted price, Tyron Spearrnan says no new peanut contracts are being offered right now as he also updates the latest peanut stocks and processing figures.
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When it comes to planting progress for the major crops not only here in the Southeast but across the nation, growers are trying to get caught back up again after wet conditions across many areas, as Tyron Spearman updates not only those numbers but also the latest consumption numbers for peanuts.
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Peanut consumption:
In the latest attempt to move all-encompassing food safety legislation, the House Energy and Commerce Committee proposed a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration new enforcement tools.
