New System to Grade Peanuts

Dan Peanuts

The peanut grading team is in the final stages of prototyping several pieces of new equipment to grade peanuts. They were hoping to have the equipment ready to test this month, but according to Tyron Spearman, it now will be sometime in September. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances …

Peanut Farmers Watching Weather and Markets

Dan Economy, Peanuts, Weather

Weather and markets are two things many peanut farmers are closely watching right now. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Events Coming Up This Week

Dan Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has a look at the calendar and passes along information about a couple of events taking place this week that many growers may be interested in attending. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, …

Slight Increase for U.S. Peanut Exports

Dan Exports/Imports, Peanuts

For the year, we are now looking at a slight increase for U.S. peanut exports. Tyron Spearman runs through the latest numbers. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Expecting Peanut Supplies to Shrink

Dan Peanuts

New reports indicate the supplies of peanuts will shrink, due entirely to lower sown acreage. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Peanut Crop Update

Dan Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has this week’s peanut crop update. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Looking at Actual Peanut Acreage

Dan Peanuts

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) recently updated the 2019 peanut acres reported by farmers as of August 1, 2019. According to Tyron Spearman, acreage this year is still expected to be down 3% compared to last year. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Lower Peanut Usage Report

Dan Peanuts

The latest report indicates lower numbers for peanut usage. But according to a story from Tyron Spearman, this may just be a seasonal factor, as numbers are expected to increase. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember …

Peanut Loan Rates Announced

Dan Economy, Peanuts

The 2019 loan rates for peanuts have been announced. Tyron Spearman had the details. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Looking at Sunbelt Expo Peanut Field Trials

Dan Peanuts

During last week’s Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day in Moultrie, Georgia, Tyron Spearman stopped by one of the peanut field exhibits to learn about seeding rates, disease issues and more. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember …