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At the USA Peanut Congress recently, the Hershey Company, who buys lots of peanuts and peanut butter, Kyle Feaster said the industry needs to continue their efforts to show they’re sustainable in the future and be able to talk about it and prove it. He said their goal at Hershey is to know their source of resilient ingredients. Will they …
Well the peanut industry is proud of some leading products that have made them number one and not only here but all around the world. Peanut M&M’s and Peanut Snickers. The peanuts are a trifecta according to the M&M folks. One, it’s a nutritional powerhouse. Peanuts offer a great source of plant-based protein, fiber, and healthy fats. Number two, the …
At the USA Peanut Congress recently held in Florida, Rachel Thompson of M&M Mars and Mars Wrigley expressed their enthusiasm in the company for peanuts as they expand their portfolio. She said, “we’re excited about what’s happening. Peanuts are the heart of our business at Mars and especially our iconic brands. Mars is promoting peanuts as our hero ingredient, and …
As settlers moved westward across North America, agriculture became the foundation of survival, economic growth, and community development. Early American agriculture was not built by a single culture or group of people. Instead, it evolved through the exchange of crops, farming knowledge, and agricultural practices between Native Americans and European immigrants. According to today’s American Agriculture History Minute with Mark …
USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation this week announced the 2026 crop loan rates for four types of peanuts during this harvest season. They’ll be runners, Spanish, Valencia, and Virginia’s. The rates will all take effect August the 1st, beginning with the new crop year for peanuts. Eligible peanut producers can obtain a peanut loan through the local Farm Service Agency or …
At the USA Peanut Congress, there was an update on the weather and the crop as we’re now producing peanuts across the tri-state area. Reporting from Georgia, he said it was abnormally dry. Dr. Scott Mumford said from January all the way through May. But during May, about one-third of the crop was planted and then it rained and they …
At the USA Peanut Congress held in Florida this past week, the Peanut Research and Education Award was presented. Dr. Marshall Lamb out of Dawson, Georgia was the winner. He has been serving in that capacity for about 35 years. He has conducted research that has improved the profitability, sustainability, and competitiveness of the U.S. peanut industry. He is the …
The USA Peanut Congress this past week, sponsored by the American Peanut Council and the American Peanut Shellers, honored leaders in the company and the peanut industry with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The winners were Lewis Carter, Lewis M. Carter Jr., Chairman Emeritus of the Lewis M. Carter Manufacturing Company based in Donaldsonville, Georgia. During his 38 years as Chairman …
The American Peanut Council and the Peanut Shellers Association held a joint convention this past week at the USA Peanut Congress. The Hall of Fame was named for this past year. The Hall of Fame award is given to the person that has been a significant, substantial, and long-time standing individual promoting the peanut industry. The winner this year was …
Special meetings unveil new things that may be coming during the coming year. The peanut industry has two or three special meetings that they learn what’s going to happen in the future and how they’ve done in the past with their industry. The 30th annual USA Peanut Congress was held this week at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Amelia Island, Florida. It’s co-hosted …
