Everett Griner talks about efforts in improving peanut yield in today’s Agri View. Peanut Yield Success Fifty years ago a ton of peanuts per acre was a good yield for…
Agri View: Artificial Milk Catching On
…Coconut Milk, and Soy Milk. The one I was looking for was not there. Peanut Milk. No, you didn’t misunderstand. Peanut Milk. Made from peanuts. It will be there soon….
Agri View: Blueberries – An Expanding Crop
…That soil did not accommodate crops like corn, cotton, and peanuts. So, it grew pine trees. Now, as it turns out, that soil is just what blueberries need. The winter…
EU Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on the U.S.
…steel and aluminum products, farm produce such as sweetcorn and peanuts, bourbon, jeans and motorcycles. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom stated “we do not want to be in this position,”…
Enrollment for Safety Net Coverage Ends August 1
…2018 enrollment period. The ARC and PLC programs cover commodities like barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long…
Agri View: Crop Prospects
…you could expect. Essentially, it said more cotton, less peanuts. No indication of corn or soybeans. A lot of both are grown in the Southeast. There is a lot of…
Agri View: Peanuts vs. Cotton
Everett Griner talks about how peanuts got their start in the South in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us some of the history of the peanut, and the battle to…
Agri View: New Peanut Allergy Treatment
…the world of agriculture is peanuts. Not a great variety of those foods, and, they are important. But, isn’t it a shame that so many children are allergic to peanuts….
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
…risk of coronary heart disease. Peanut butter is 90% or more peanuts. It takes approximately 540 peanuts to make a 12 ounce jar of peanut butter. No matter how you…
Agri View: Big Farm Shows
…whatever the subject might be. Anything from growing corn or peanuts, to who is the best candidate for Governor. Anyway, the shows cost millions of dollars to put on. But,…
Agri View: Feral Hog Problem Over?
…but, I will be watching. They will root up any crop. But, they are especially fond of corn and peanuts. You know what? They will root up a 4 to…
NCC Survey Suggests U.S. Producers to Plant 13.1 Million Acres of Cotton in 2018
…‘other crops’, likely peanuts. In Georgia, cotton acreage is expected to increase by 0.6 percent. Georgia growers expect to plant less soybeans and more corn and ‘other crops’, likely peanuts….
Agri View: New Food Product
…new one. Peanut Milk. Yes. It is just what it sounds like. Milk from peanuts. It is new, but, people are buying it. That’s about as much as I can…
Honeybees Attraction to Pesticides
…in the United States. Previous studies have also shown that same pesticide called Chlorothalonil, which is known to be used on peanuts and potatoes, was also found to be attractive…