The National Peanut Board (NPB) has announced they will hold an in-person board meeting in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, December 8. During that meeting, NPB will elect 2022 officers. Those elected will serve from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2022. Current officers are Andy Bell from Georgia as chairman; Les Crall of Oklahoma, vice-chairman; Paul Rogers from Virginia as treasurer and Greg Baltz …
Peanut Group Announces Expansion
A new expansion has been announced by a group involved in the peanut industry here in the Southeast. Tyron Spearman has the details. 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 …
Global Peanut Industry Reaches Record Revenues
The global peanut industry reached record revenues during the Covid-19 pandemic, but as Tyron Spearman reports, they now must analyze what to do with sea container scarcity and rising production costs. 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 …
Work Continues to Sell U.S. Peanuts to China
While the amount of U.S. peanuts being shipped to China has slowed some, Tyron Spearman reports efforts to sell more continue. 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 …
U.S. Peanut Production Forecast is Up One Percent from Last Year
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released their November crop production estimates, and they now say the U.S. peanut crop is expected to be up only one percent compared to last year. Tyron Spearman has the new 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 …
Harvest Nearing End for Peanuts, Half Over for Cotton
Harvest of the nation’s cotton and peanut crops continues. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey said there was mostly good weather for the week ending this past Sunday. He notes the nation’s cotton harvest pace has passed the half-way point. And Rippey has the latest look at harvest progress for the nation’s peanut crop. In Alabama, 96 percent of the cotton crop saw bolls opening, …
FSIS Updates Peanut Crop Receipts
The 2021 peanut crop continues to roll in, and Tyron Spearman has an update of the numbers received thus far. 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, …
Peanuts Still Coming in to Buying Points
While peanut harvest is getting close to wrapping up another season, Tyron Spearman reports the crop is still coming in to buying points across the Southeast. 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 …
Peanut Post Harvest Meeting is Next Week
The Post-Harvest Meeting of the Peanut Buying Points and Sheller’s will be held November 10 in Leesburg, GA. Tyron Spearman has the details. 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 …
Harvest of Cotton and Peanuts Continues
Harvest of the nation’s cotton and peanut crops continues. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey said 94% of the nation’s cotton crop had bolls opening as of this past Sunday. While cotton harvest progress is slow, he said conditions of the crop are favorable. And Rippey says overall it was a pretty good week for peanut harvest progress. In Alabama, 92 percent of the …