Updates on Various Meetings

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Tyron Spearman provides an update on various meetings, including the American Peanut and Education Research Society (APRES) Virtual Annual Meeting that is scheduled to take place next week. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Vote for 2020 Peanut Referendum

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The 2020 Alabama Peanut Referendum vote is set for Thursday, July 23, 2020. All farmers who produced peanuts in 2017, 2018 and 2019 are eligible to vote. Voting hours are 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Polling locations can be found on our website at www.alpeanuts.com or by calling the APPA office at 334-792-6482. If the referendum is carried by the …

Peanut Market Update

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Tyron Spearman has this week’s peanut market update. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Watching the Peanut Market

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Tyron Spearman reports peanut farmers are watching the market closely, which right now, is doing good. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Peanut Stocks Are Down

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released the Peanut Stocks and Processing Report for the month of May. According to Tyron Spearman, the report shows stocks are dropping. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Peanut Crop Update

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The 2020 peanut crop continue to develop here in the Southeast. Tyron Spearman has an update on how it looks across the region. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Syngenta Touts Two Fungicides for Peanut Producers

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By Clint Thompson Peanuts are planted across the Southeast. It is time for farmers to start thinking about how to protect their crop this year against two persistent diseases – white mold and leaf spot. According to Wilson Faircloth, agronomic service representative with Syngenta, two products that growers should keep in mind because of their long-lasting effectiveness are Miravis and …

Southern Peanut Growers Conference Postponed Until 2021

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The 2020 Southern Peanut Growers Conference has been postponed until July 15-17, 2021. All rooms will be released by Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort. If you wish to keep your room reservation, you will have 24 hours to call in and re-secure your room. The conference room rate will be honored for all rooms. Call Crystal at 850-235-4951 to re-secure …

U.S. Peanut Acreage is Up 6%

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USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its 2020 planted acreage reports today, and the numbers show planted area for peanuts is estimated at 1.51 million acres in 2020. Tyron Spearman reports that is up 6% from last year. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

ARC-PLC Sign-up Ends Tuesday

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Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 are being reminded that Tuesday, June 30 is the final day to do so. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said the 2020 sign-up is just a continuation of decisions that were made in the 2019 sign-up. While program elections for …