Numbers released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), show the average price for the 2019 peanut crop was $0.201 per pound, or $402 ton, which is down from 2018. Tyron Spearman looks at what states received the highest and lowest average prices. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …
Auburn Specialist: Cotton Farmers Shouldn’t Waste Time Trying to Kill Aphids to Manage CLDV
By Clint Thompson Aphids may be vectors of cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLDV), which causes cotton blue disease, but Auburn University plant pathologist Austin Hagan believes farmers shouldn’t waste time trying to kill them. He said that through preliminary work done last year, research showed that aphids can’t be killed very well. Even if a farmer sprays every week with …
Georgia Peanut Commission Book a ‘Home Run’ for Industry
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Peanut Commission hit a home run with its latest attempt to educate the world about peanuts. According to Hannah Jones, Georgia Peanut Commission Project Coordinator in Research and Education, the commission has released the book, “A Home Run for Peanuts.” “This book will actually take young readers on adventures from a peanut farm to the …
Celebrating National Peanut Month
March is National Peanut Month, and Tyron Spearman looks at how peanuts have found their way into many of the food products we enjoy today. For more fun facts from the National Peanut Board about peanuts & peanut butter, click here. 5 Fun Facts about Peanuts and Peanut Butter How many peanuts are in a jar of peanut butter? Which two …
Peanut Vote Important Time in Industry’s Future in Alabama
By Clint Thompson Peanut producers in Alabama will voice their opinion next month on the future of the industry in the state. According to Jacob Davis, Executive Director of the Alabama Peanut Producers Association, a referendum will be held to determine whether farmers value efforts made on their behalf by the association in the past and want to continue those …
National Peanut Board Will Be Spreading Good in 2020
The National Peanut Board will be Spreading Good in 2020 through a series of purpose-driven initiatives centered on doing good with peanuts and peanut butter. According to a story from Tyron Spearman, this includes encouraging consumers to continue to use the peanut emoji on Twitter to fuel even more peanut butter donations to food banks. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …
Good News for Peanut Crop Insurance
There is a new enhancement to the peanut crop insurance program this year. According to Tyron Spearman, it’s an increase in the maximum allowable contract price. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of …
Wet Conditions Stalling Southern Fieldwork
Farmers across the South are finding it hard to get any field work done due to the wet conditions. But according to a story from Gary Crawford, farmers in the Midwest and the North seem to have the same common enemy at the moment. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …
Georgia Cotton Commission on Cotton Trust Protocol
Cotton producers want consumers, brands, retailers, and textile manufacturers to know that sustainability is important to them. And according to Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) Executive Director Richey Seaton, getting this message out is the purpose of the National Cotton Council’s (NCC’s) Cotton Trust Protocol. For more information, contact the GCC office in Perry, or go to their website. Sponsored ContentCIR …
Selecting Peanut Seed
As peanut farmers select seed for the 2020 crop, Tyron Spearman reports there is a lot of encouragement to make sure that choice is for certified seed. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …