Today Tyron Spearman has information about how peanuts are great to help feed many people who are less fortunate at this time.
Politics Effect on Agriculture
Everett Griner looks at COOL.
Watching Peanut Exports
Peanut growers have been watching how well peanut exports are doing, as Tyron Spearman has the latest information concerning those.
Vilsack Discusses Food Safety
Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman recently interviewed U S Agriculture Tom Vilsack. From that interview, some of his comments in this report about food safety issues and how the administration views the need for an overhaul of the food safety system he says is antiquated.
Peanut Stocks & Processing and GA Peanut Referendum
The latest peanut stocks & processing report has numbers of interest to growers, as Tyron Spearman runs through those along with reminding Georgia growers about the peanut referendum that’s underway. Stocks report: Ga Referendum:
Peanut Planting Intentions Way Down
Many were anticipating lower peanut acres this year, and according to Tyron Spearman, that’s exactly the way it looks after USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their annual planting intentions reports this morning. USDA NASS
Making Adjustments
People can make adjustments to this economy, but they can not quit eating. Everett Griner talks today about the impact of the recession on agriculture.
GA Governor Perdue Declares State of Emergency for Six Counties
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue’s office put out this news release this afternoon: ATLANTA– Today Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in six counties affected by heavy rain and severe weather that passed through Georgia on Friday and Saturday. The counties are Baker, Colquitt, Miller, Tift, Turner and Worth. The counties requested help from the …
Peanut Contracts Being Offered
Peanut contracts are finally being offered as Tyron Spearman looks at what they are right now.
A Good Thing for Farmers
What is this? Everett Griner tells us just how good it used to be and still is.