The Georgia Peanut Commission, based in Tifton, has approved $764,000 in research project funding for the 2025-26 research budget year.
This action was taken during the Commission’s March board meeting. The research projects approved included 40 project proposals submitted from the University of Georgia, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and USDA’s Ag Research Service. According to Joe Botifer, the chairman of that research committee, our commitment, he says, as peanut growers will go beyond the field by investing in innovation, research, and long-term items to assist us in the field.
We’re proud of our partnership with research institutions and look forward to seeing the results when they’ll benefit farmers in the state and enhance the sustainability of our crop. Georgia’s peanut growers invest $2 per ton annually toward the Georgia Peanut Commission projects, which includes research, promotion, and education. The research program, conservation methods, irrigation, and water management, as well as pest, weed, and disease management.
It also helps with a project to develop a quick, non-destructive seed vigor and germination test.
Audio Reporting by Tyron Spearman for Southeast AgNet.