The Domestic Food Program has made a significant purchase of peanuts and peanut butter. It totals 12.7 million pounds of peanuts and peanut butter amounting to $17.6 million. Tyron Spearman has more. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
BASF Introduces Provysol Fungicide for Peanuts
The 2021 peanut planting season is well underway, but still on the minds of many growers are the various issues they had to deal with last year, with leaf spot and white mold being two of those. BASF Technical Service Representative Abraham Fulmer told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman, this was an issue even in some very well rotated fields last year. Go …
Weather Hasn’t Been Conducive for Planting Peanuts in Florida
When USDA released its 2021 Planting Intentions Report in March, it noted there will be 2% less acres going to peanuts this year than what we saw in 2020. In Florida, acreage for peanuts was estimated at 180,000 acres, which is actually up 3% from last year. But in a phone conversation with Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman, Florida Peanut Producers Association …
UGA Extension Peanut Agronomist: Don’t Be in a Rush to Put Peanuts in the Ground
Peanut planting will begin soon in Georgia. University of Georgia (UGA) Extension peanut agronomist Scott Monfort hopes not too soon, however, considering the cool nights still being experienced throughout the state. “The biggest thing is conditions. I know everybody’s chomping at the bit right now to start planting, and we’ve got at least one more week where we’re dropping down …
Fewer Acres of U.S. Peanuts Expected in 2021
USDA’s 2021 Planting Intentions Report indicates there will be two percent fewer acres going to peanuts this year than what we saw in 2020. Tyron Spearman has looked at those numbers, along with an update on other major row crops. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), other key findings from the 2021 Prospective Plantings report for Alabama, Florida …
EU Suspending Tariffs on Peanuts
In a sign of easing trade tensions, the U.S. and European Union agreed late last week to suspend tariffs on a variety of products, including peanuts. While for now, it’s only a temporary removal of the tariffs, Tyron Spearman reports it’s still good news for the U.S. peanut industry. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst …
Dietary Guidelines Emphasize Peanuts
The latest release of the Dietary Guidelines emphasize peanuts. Tyron Spearman reports this is good news for the peanut industry. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Importance of Consuming Peanuts
There are a lot of healthy aspects to eating peanuts, and Tyron Spearman runs through some of the reasons why consuming peanuts is important. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
China Still Buying U.S. Peanuts
The latest U.S. peanut export numbers are out, and according to Tyron Spearman, China continues to buy big numbers of in-shell peanuts grown in our country. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Plenty of Peanuts to Meet Demand
According to new information from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), there are plenty of peanuts right now to meet demand. Tyron Spearman has the details. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024