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The Peanut Institute publishes information about what is nutrition about peanuts. They say now it’s a brain-boosting benefit for men. Maintaining brain health in men, they say, requires attention to heart health, hormone regulation, and regular mental activity. Because men can be more vulnerable to accelerated cognitive aging and are less likely to seek treatment, preventive health care, including effective …
Late week highs in corn, soybean, and wheat futures could be new targets going into the September crop report from USDA a week from today. Watching December corn at the 550 level, November soybeans 1324-1325. Most analysts expect USDA to come below the pro-farmer corn number and at or maybe a little below their soybean number. Several producers that I’ve …
It’s peanut digging time as the peanuts are about ready and farmers are checking their fields now. At the same time, the Federal State Inspection Service is getting ready to grade this peanut crop. In Georgia, they said they have 116 buying points across the state with inspectors and assistants. They said we began the refresher training of experienced inspectors …
From an Iowa Teenager to a Pioneer in Corn Breeding Long before hybrid seed corn transformed American agriculture, Henry A. Wallace was already experimenting with ways to help farmers produce more corn. His interest began when he was just 16 years old, when the Iowa high school student started field-testing corn with the goal of developing higher-yielding varieties. Wallace continued …
More details have been released on the peanut stocks and processing report from USDA. They said this past year the shellers milled 441 million pounds during the month of July. That’s 13.3 percent more than last year. Commercial processors utilized 206 million pounds and that is up 6.8 percent, so the market looks pretty good. Considering categories, they said the …
USDA has announced the peanut stocks and processing report for the month of July. That’s 12 months now. They show that the use of peanuts is down almost two percent from last year on this same date. The big problem is the build-up from the previous crop year as the equivalent farmer stock in commercial storage is up about a …
We mentioned on this report about a week and a half ago that it would take extended hot dry weather and a bullish Pro Farmer Crop Tour number to push December corn up to and past the 550 level. Now the corn rally is now two weeks old nearly uninterrupted as we begin the first day of September and the …
In tidbits of news across the peanut belt, PB2 Foods, the brand that pioneered powdered peanut butter, announced this week they’ve been listed again in ink as one of the fastest growing private companies in America. This is the second year in a row this company has been honored. Also, top bidders have been announced for the USDA’s buying up …
Henry A. Wallace is widely remembered as a pioneering figure in American agriculture and as the father of hybrid seed corn. His work helped transform corn production and eventually led to the creation of Pioneer Hi-Bred, one of the most influential seed companies in American agricultural history. But Wallace’s legacy extended far beyond seed genetics. As Mark Oppold explains in …
15 farm families recently were announced as the University of Georgia Peanut Team for their high yield in peanuts last season. The high yields range from 4,156 pounds up to 6,794 pounds per acre. Many of the high yielding farmers agree that having a good rotation, good quality seed, and good weather conditions make all the difference with their yields. …
