Everett Griner talks about boiled peanuts. A Southern delicacy spreading across the country in today’s Agri View. Southern Delicacy…
Agri View: Who Started Farming?
…produced today. Records show they grew sweet potatoes, pumpkins, tomatoes, and watermelon. There were field crops too. They grew peanuts, cotton, and tobacco. Settlers did bring some crops. Including some…
Chlorpyrifos Ban Introduced in U.S. Senate
…a number of crops such as soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, citrus, tree nuts, peanuts, vegetables, and others, from losses to insect pests. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Funding For Commodity Board Projects to Support Ag Industry
…State University, Blacksburg, received an NIFA grant of $294,000, funded jointly by the National Peanut Board, to research drought tolerance in peanuts. Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames,…
Agri View: Peanut Butter-A Requested Food Donation
…are allergic to peanuts, peanut butter is one of the most requested foods by organizations that work to feed hungry people. No food contributing organization is more helpful to meeting…
Agri View: Little known Peanut Facts
…this. A small number of farmers who grow peanuts produced harvested about three million tons of peanuts last year. And last year was not a good year. Too dry over…
Agri View: Expanding Citrus in Georgia
…Georgia. It is simply another effort for farmers experimenting to see if they can grow something else besides peanuts and cotton. Yes, they will have to deal with greening in…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…oilseeds, peanuts, pulse crops, rice, soybeans, sugar, wheat, and wool; the Commodity Credit Corporation; risk management policies and statutes, including Federal Crop Insurance; producer data and privacy issues. Rep. Rick…
Ag Groups Want NAFTA Gains Preserved
…statics on the importance of NAFTA to the U.S. food and agriculture industry, including highlights relevant to specifics sectors, such apples, beef, corn, dairy, food manufacturing, peanuts, pork, rice, soybeans,…
National Peanut Butter Day
…snack or sandwich spread? Why it’s peanut butter of course. And every year it gets it’s own day on January 24th. About half of all the peanuts grown in the…
Proposed Rule Issued to Amend COOL Provisions; Invites Public Comments
…products covered by the law include muscle cut and ground meats: lamb, goat, and chicken; wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish; fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables; peanuts, pecans, and…
November 2016 Farm Income Forecast
…farm income is forecast up for farm businesses specializing in mixed grains (up 10.4 percent), corn (up 15.1 percent), and soybeans and peanuts (up 11.8 percent). For the second year…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
by Tom Vilsack, Agriculture Secretary What if I told you a scientist had recently discovered a way to remove up to 98% of the allergens in peanuts without affecting the…
Nominations for Trade Advisory Committees
…and peanuts. Committee members represent a cross-section of U.S. food and agricultural stakeholders and must have knowledge of agriculture and trade matters. Committee members, who serve four-year terms, must be…