Tyron Spearman has an update on how the peanut crop looks and how harvest is progressing. Download Audio 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
Preparing for El Niño
With peanut harvest underway in most parts of the southeast, the threat of El Niño is becoming a reality. El Niño is a warming of Pacific waters off the equator and Dr. Bob Kemerait, a University of Georgia plant pathologist, says it will cause a wetter late fall and a wetter and cooler winter. We spoke with Dr. Kemerait about how farmers …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Alabama State Representative on A.I.; Celebrating Peanut Industry
This issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes comments on preparing for avian influenza, as well as a story on how Peanut Proud Inc. is continuing to celebrate the peanut industry. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Good Peanut Export Numbers
Latest figures from the Foreign Ag Service indicate good peanut exports for the U.S. last year. Tyron Spearman has the numbers. Download Audio 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 …
Peanut Tour Learns about Probiotic Peanut Butter
During the “Peanut Hot Topics” night of the 2015 Georgia Peanut Tour, Dr. Dick Phillips spoke about the fate of probiotics in peanut butter. Dr. Phillips is a professor emeritus with the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Georgia Griffin campus. We spoke with him about how the idea for probiotic peanut butter came about. Download …
Peanut Company Purchase
A recent purchase of a peanut company purchase will affect growers in the Western growing areas of the peanut belt. Tyron Spearman has the story. Download Audio 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 …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending September 25, 2015
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talk about mandatory livestock price reporting, how a recent trial concerning peanuts helped remind of us the good things that came from it, the growth of a vegetable-seed company, and issues that continue to affect the citrus industry. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida …
Judge Defends the Peanut / Peanut Exports are Up in Most Categories
During the recent court case concerning former officials with the Peanut Corporation of America, the Federal Court Judge defended the peanut itself. Tyron Spearman has that story along with the latest numbers which indicate peanut exports are up in most categories. Judge: Download Audio Exports: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Peanut Proud Still Celebrating Peanut Industry
In light of the recent sentencing of the former Peanut Corporation of America CEO for his involvement in a salmonella outbreak in 2009, in Blakely, Georgia, it’s nice to be reminded that something good came from all of that. The Peanut Proud Festival started as a simple way to show everyone that Blakely was still proud of its booming peanut …
Plains Peanut Festival is Saturday
The Plains Peanut Festival is coming up this Saturday, as a variety of events will take place, and of course President Jimmy Carter will be a part of the annual festival. Tyron Spearman has more of the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …