…a regular schedule, including a healthy eating routine. One easy, inexpensive, and tasty ingredient for overall health and wellness is peanuts. The Peanut Institute says peanuts are a versatile, plant-based…
Rising Chocolate Demand Means More Plant Health Research
…it is important to the U.S. economy is the confectionery industry. When they make chocolate, they use a lot of U.S. agricultural products like peanuts and almonds, milk, and sugar….
House Ag Hearing to Review Farm Bill
…crops, including wheat, corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, rice, dairy, and sugar. It also provides disaster assistance. Nutrition programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other nutrition programs…
NASS to Review Acreage Earlier for Certain Crops
The Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service announced it will review planted and harvested acreage for select crops earlier than normal. The crops under review include corn, cotton, peanuts,…
Health Bite: Easy Ways to Pack Protein Into Busy Diet
…are pumpkin seeds, peanuts, almonds and pistachios. Go for the dry roasted variety so you’re not also getting a big whack of sketchy oil too. Seeds and nuts are very…
New, Nutty Twist to Your Morning Cup of Coffee Created by VA Farmers
…Gold Peanut Coffee Peanut coffee is the world’s first coffee alternative made of peanuts. Caffeinated & Caffeine-Free versions available Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. New,…
FSA Encourages Producers to Enroll Soon in ARC and PLC Programs
…grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium and short grain rice, safflower seed, seed cotton, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Until March…
How to Grow Your Own Peanuts at Home
…How to Grow Your Own Peanuts at Home Growing peanuts at home is surprisingly easy, as the plants require minimal care and provide a yield large enough to last you…
Protein-Rich Snack to Grow in Your Garden
…shorter springs. With the right conditions, you’ll be growing peanuts and harvesting armfuls of them no matter where you live. Protein-rich peanuts are extremely healthy, as long as you’re not…
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
…dry peas, extra-long staple cotton, flaxseed, lentils, long grain and medium grain rice, millet, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, rapeseed, rye, safflower, sesame seed, small and large chickpeas, sorghum, soybeans, sunflower…
Growing a Nutty Holiday Favorite
…Plant in spring when temperatures are beginning to rise and the ground is soft and not too dry. Chestnuts grow well with strawberries, garlic, peanuts, clover, and oats. Don’t plant…
2020 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs Open
…sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium and short grain rice, safflower seed, seed cotton, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. 2018 Crop Year…
USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers
…seed, oats, peanuts, rapeseed, rye, safflower, sesame seed, small and large chickpeas, sorghum, soybeans, sunflower seed, temperate japonica rice, triticale, upland cotton, and wheat. MFP assistance for those non-specialty crops…
Dozens of Californians Appointed to USDA Ag Trade Advisory Committees
…Planting Seeds, the ATAC for Trade in Sweeteners and Sweetener Products, and the ATAC for Trade in Tobacco, Cotton, and Peanuts. Appointees will serve until June 15, 2023, with committees…