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Dan April 29, 2025 National Peanut Board, Peanuts

We told you yesterday that the National Peanut Board (NPB) knows how essential it is to debunk common myths about agriculture and food. Tyron Spearman runs through a few more of those.

More on Busting Agricultural Myths

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Medfly Eradicated From California
A Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) infestation centered in and around the city of Fremont, California, has been eradicated. The eradication ends a 213-square-mile quarantine that began Sept. 6, 2024. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Alameda County agricultural commissioner’s office accomplished the eradication. CDFA used […]
Insect Pests To Watch for in Georgia
Georgia citrus growers are a couple of months away from harvest season. If producers are going to maximize this year’s crop, they need to protect it from insect pests. Apurba Barman, University of Georgia assistant professor of entomology at the Tifton Campus, discussed insect pests during the Southeast Citrus Update in Lyons, Georgia on July […]