With March being National Peanut Month, the National Peanut Board wants everyone to know about the incredible value of peanut butter. Tyron Spearman has the details. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, …
‘Mr. Peanut’: Frank McGill Passes Away at Age 95
He was forever be known as “Mr. Peanut.” Frank McGill, the legendary University of Georgia Cooperative Extension peanut specialist who traveled to 21 countries during his career as a peanut consultant, including trips to Honduras, Suriname and Barbados to “jump start” local peanut production and help eliminate pellagra, a protein deficiency, passed away Wednesday night. He was 95. McGill’s accomplishments …
Seeking Nominations: GPC Encouraging Producers for National Peanut Board Election
The Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC) is encouraging producers to consider being nominated for the National Peanut Board. The commission will hold a nominations election on March 11 at 1 p.m. It will select two nominees for member and alternate to the National Peanut Board. “With Georgia growing the largest portion of peanuts in the country, it’s very important for us …
Value of the 2020 Peanut Crop
According to a report from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the value of the 2020 peanut crop at farm level is $1,275,009,000, a 12.7% increase from 2019. Tyron Spearman runs through more numbers from that report. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune …
U.S. Peanut Federation Working on a United Voice
The U.S. Peanut Federation is working on providing a united voice in Washington, D.C. Tyron Spearman has the details. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts …
Efforts to Test Peanut Seed Continue
Efforts to test peanut seed continue at the Georgia Department of Agriculture Tifton Laboratory. According to a story from Tyron Spearman, the staff at the lab have worked tirelessly to process the seeds that have been submitted in 2021. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To …
March is National Peanut Month
March is National Peanut Month and National Nutrition Month. Tyron Spearman looks at how peanuts are nutritious for people to enjoy every day. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle …
Peanut Market Update for This Week
In this week’s peanut market update, Tyron Spearman reports peanut farmers are looking for contracts, and some of those have gone up. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers …
New Spelling for Limited Edition Peanut Butter Jar
The J.M. Smucker Company, makers of Jif Peanut Butter, has announced they are releasing a limited-edition jar. Instead of the normal spelling, this special jar will be spelled “GIF Peanut Butter”. Tyron Spearman reports the purpose of this is to settle the debate over how to pronounce the looping image format that has overtaken the internet. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers …
Row Crop Acreage and Price Predictions for 2021
Weather permitting, March will be the month many row crop farmers will be hitting the fields to start the ball rolling on crops being planted in 2021. Tyron Spearman looks at both acreage and price projections for this year’s major crops. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …