Food Safety Enhancement Act & Looking at Late Peanut Varieties

Randall Weiseman June 8, 2009 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts, Specialty Crops

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.
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