The advent of new, improved peanut cultivars is prompting Extension specialists to encourage growers to plant more of their crop in April, something that was unheard of just a few years ago....More
Peanut acreage may increase in northeast Arkansas. Clay, Lawrence, Jackson, Phillips and Randolph counties saw the introduction of around 4,000 peanut acres in 2011, and there may be as many as 10,000 acres in 2012 according to the companies involved....More
For the first time, this year’s show will feature a special peanut marketing seminar; it will be held Saturday, March 3, at 1 p.m. on the mezzanine level of the Convention Center....More
You may come to the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show for a chance to win a Labrador puppy … or for mouth-watering Corky’s barbecue … or you may attend for a chance at one of several cash prizes … or still, you may be one of approximately 20,000 attendees at the South’s premier farm show because it’s a once-a-year opportunity you get to connect with friends and family you may not otherwise see....More
The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture will hold a peanut production meeting on Jan. 19 at the Black River Technical College auditorium in Pocahontas, Ark....More
At this Thanksgiving holiday, most of us travel to see family or prepare to welcome family into our homes. More than any other day of the year, this holiday embodies the spirit of homecoming....More
USDA lowered production estimates and yield expectations from last month for corn, soybeans and cotton in its Nov. 9 Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates....More
What do you do when you turn 50 years old? Why, you throw a big party, and that’s what the Georgia Peanut Commission did at this year’s Sunbelt Expo. Commission members served show participants cupcakes made with peanut flower and topped with peanut icing. The Commission’s Joy Carter and Don Koehler talked about the anniversary and the growing season in interviews at the Oct. 20 celebration....More
Timely rains in early September made a smooth harvest for Mississippi peanuts, a crop that is in high demand due to drought in other peanut-growing areas....More
For Bowman, S.C., farmer Landrum Weathers, coming home from college to farm was a given — and bringing with him a new outlook on precision agriculture was a welcomed benefit to his farm family....More
Georgia’s dryland farmers are facing the probability of short crops following the severe drought conditions of 2011. Farmers who can irrigate are likely to fare somewhat better, particularly with the higher commodity prices nationwide, according to Billy Skaggs. Skaggs, who filled in for an ailing Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black also discussed a report on farm labor shortages his department is preparing for Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and the state legislature. The interview took place during an update session at the Sunbelt Ag Expo....More
Row crop producers interested in baling peanuts and ratoon corn to use as hay are being urged by Mississippi State University experts to be aware of chemical residues....More
A dramatic increase in technological opportunities and changes in production practices across a broad range of crops has stretched the ability of land-grant researchers to keep pace in the past few years....More
The deans of the agriculture colleges for the major land grant universities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi all attended the 2011 Southern Peanut Growers Conference Friday to deliver the same message — funding for agricultural research is down at a time when it is needed more than ever before....More
Peanut farmers and other associated industry representatives attending the Southern Peanut Growers Conference in Panama City, Fla., expressed some optimism for the 2011 peanut crop and prices, along with concerns about the ongoing drought in the Southwest, reduced acreage across the peanut belt and also hopes that recent rains across the Southeast will continue until harvest....More
The 13th Annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference is scheduled for July 21-23, at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, Fla., with a theme this year of “Windows of Opportunity.”...More
Rotation and moisture management are the two most important factors for growing profitable peanuts in West Texas, says Cornelius Enns, peanut and cotton farmer at Seminole in Gaines County, Texas....More
Kreg Freeman insists there’s no secret to his style of growing peanuts — it’s just a matter of doing things right and doing them on time — but with 6,626 pounds per acre and the efficiency to match this past year, it’s obvious he’s hit on a successful formula....More
Last year was a lesson in perseverance for many U.S. peanut producers, as a promising spring soon gave way to dry, extremely hot weather conditions during summer and early fall....More
About 40 percent of Mississippi’s peanut acres are under extreme drought, and unless rains come soon, it’s going to be a very bad year for the state’s crop....More
