Last week was another good week across the Southeast for harvest of the cotton and peanut crops. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says nearly all of the country’s cotton bolls were open as of this past Sunday. But Rippey says the nation’s peanut harvest progress is behind last year and the five-year average. In Alabama, 96% of the cotton bolls are …
Sunbelt Expo Research Farm Busy During Harvest Season
By Clint Thompson The Sunbelt Ag Expo may not have taken place this year amid COVID-19 concerns, but that doesn’t mean the Moultrie, Georgia site is completely desolate this year. Research trials on a variety of commodities continued this growing season. Now is the time that University of Georgia scientists and industry leaders are harvesting their crops. “That’s been the …
U.S. Congressman Talks Pecans and Peanuts
Last week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, visited a farm in Albany, GA. meeting with members of the National Pecan Shellers, Georgia Pecan Growers Association, Georgia Pecan Commission, and the University of Georgia’s Associate Deans of Research and Engineering. Tyron Spearman …
Six Members and Seven Alternates Named to the National Peanut Board
(NPB) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently appointed six members and seven alternates to serve on the National Peanut Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms, from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2023, with the exceptions of the Missouri appointees and At-Large alternate appointee whose terms will begin immediately and will end Dec. 31, 2022. The members and …
APC Report on Peanut Exports
U.S. peanut exports for January-August 2020 saw a value of $519 million, which is an increase of 18%. Tyron Spearman runs through all the latest numbers from the American Peanut Council (APC). Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Peanut Harvest Update
Tyron Spearman has a rundown of how the peanut harvest was faring here in the Southeast and across the belt as of this past weekend. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For …
Peanut Industry Investing in Nutrition Research
Efforts continue towards nutrition research in the peanut industry. Tyron Spearman reports there are a lot of investors whose funding has served as a vehicle for the industry to invest in these research efforts. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary …
Cotton, Peanut Harvests Update
We saw good conditions for harvest last week, and across Southeast it helped in getting both the cotton and peanut crops out. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey has the latest look at cotton harvest progress. But Rippey says the peanut harvest has been delayed by the recent tropical weather. In Alabama, 92% of the cotton bolls are open, which compares to …
USDA Updates Peanut Supply and Disappearance Numbers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently put out the latest Peanut Supply and Disappearance Report. Tyron Spearman runs through some of the new numbers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember …
Peanut Harvest Update
More sun and drier conditions across the Southeast have helped harvest progress so far this week. But in a report from Tyron Spearman, the latest USDA numbers show recent weather conditions really hampered any efforts last week, and thus harvest is still behind normal. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, …