The latest Stocks and Processing report from USDA shows the domestic use of peanuts is up. Tyron Spearman has the numbers. 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 Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June …
Peanut Contracts are being Offered
Tyron Spearman has an update on the peanut contracts currently being offered. 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 Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Alabama Farmer Elected as Peanut Board Chairman
Ed White, a peanut farmer from Headland, Alabama, was recently elected chairman of the 12-member National Peanut Board. Tyron Spearman reports that White, who is the Alabama member and recently served as the board’s 2016 vice-chairman, will begin his 1-year term January 1. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle …
Georgia Grower Wins Corn Yield Contest
Georgia farmer Randy Dowdy (dow-dee) took top honors in this year’s National Corn Growers Association 2016 Corn Yield Contest. Dowdy told Brownfield, “It’s not every day you get to announce you have 500-bushel corn.” 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 …
Peanut Leadership Academy Class X
Twenty-three peanut growers and sheller representatives from across the Southeast, Texas and Virginia-Carolina area began Class X of the Peanut Leadership Academy Dec. 12-14, 2016, in Miramar Beach, Florida. The Peanut Leadership Academy is hosted by the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation and is a cooperative effort between Syngenta Crop Protection, the American Peanut Shellers Association and grower organizations. The program …
Talking about Washington and Impacts to Peanut Industry
Bob Redding of the Redding Firm recently said that while there will be some changes in the House and Senate ratio’s for the 115th Congress, most of the Agricultural Leadership will remain in place for the 2018 Farm Bill. And Tyron Spearman reports Capitol Hill peanut leadership is well-positioned with regard to senior policy slots on both the authorization and …
Speakers Announced for Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting
The Georgia Cotton Commission’s annual meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop will be held January 25 in Tifton. GCC Executive Director, Richey Seaton, is pleased with the speakers they have coming this year… Download Speakers Announced for Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting From: The Georgia Cotton Commission Speakers Announced: Georgia Cotton Commission 10th Annual Meeting Jan. 25, 2017 Sponsored ContentCIR …
Research Shows Wind Turbines Impact on Field Crops
Wind turbines that often dot fields throughout the Midwest may benefit row crops, according to new research by Iowa State University. 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 Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June …
Slight Changes to Peanuts Supply Report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture made some slight adjustments on the 2016/17 peanuts supply. According to Tyron Spearman, they increased import numbers, but the U.S. production number did not really change. 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 …
More Details on Water Resources Development Bill
Congress has completed its work for 2016, with the final two items of business the Senate had to approve before adjourning included passage of a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through April 28, 2017 and a Water Resources Development Bill. Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council, has more details on the …