Peanut Industry Raises PAC Dollars

Dan Legislative, Peanuts

During a recent peanut industry event, Political Action Committee (PAC) dollars were raised. Tyron Spearman has the details, along with information about what one Congressman had to say about work on the 2018 Farm Bill.   Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Peanut Industry Needs to Adapt

Dan Peanuts

During a recent conference, one speaker noted the peanut industry needs to adapt to some new ways. Tyron Spearman has the story.       Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Peanut Pre-Harvest Meeting Next Week

Dan Peanuts

A peanut Pre-Harvest Meeting will be held next Wednesday, August 2 at Lake Blackshear Resort in Cordele. According to a story from Tyron Spearman, speakers for that event have been announced.   Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Chlorpyrifos Ban Introduced in U.S. Senate

Dan Environment, Industry News Release, Legislative

Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal and New Mexico Democrat Tom Udall Tuesday introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate to ban chlorpyrifos, a widely used agricultural insecticide. Udall explained that The American Academy of Pediatrics says chlorpyrifos use “puts all children at risk,” adding that “we need to listen to the experts” and ban the pesticide.” The Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency …

Rogers Testifies to U.S. Senate Ag Committee that Peanut Provisions in Farm Bill Work

Dan Industry News Release, Peanuts

Southern Peanut Farmers Federation Says Peanut Program Works and Must be Preserved Meredith McNair Rogers, a more than a 20-year veteran farmer from Camilla, Georgia, testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee that the peanut provisions included in the 2014 Farm Bill and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program work for farmers and consumers – and must be preserved in the next …

New Sensor System for Improved Peanut Drying

Dan Industry News Release, Peanuts

A sensor network developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) engineers could make it easier and cheaper for peanut growers and processors to dry their peanuts. In Georgia, farmers bring their peanuts to a buying point for grading and pricing. If the moisture content is too high, the semi-trailer loaded with peanuts is transferred to a drying bay for a drying …

Peanut Export Update

Dan Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has an update of where peanut exports currently stand.     Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Florida Producers Have until Aug. 1 to Enroll in ARC/PLC

Dan Florida

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Florida Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting State Executive Director (SED) Debby Folsom reminds farmers and ranchers that they have until Aug. 1 to enroll in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and/or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2017 crop year. These programs trigger financial protections for participating agricultural producers when market forces cause substantial drops …

Peanut Supplies May Surge

Dan Peanuts

Peanut acreage this year ended up being more than what the March intentions had predicted. And according to Tyron Spearman, if we see an increase in harvested acreage, peanut supplies may surge. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024